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Moore’s “Law”: the ‘back of an envelope’ observation that has held true for at least 50 years

For at least half a century of spectacular advance in semiconductor technology, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore has provided the chip industry with its fundamental productivity benchmark. Year 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of “Moore’s Law”, precisely at a time when many in the semiconductor industry suspected the law was ‘dead,’ or shortly would be.