Embedded Systems Blog Page. The Collapse of Moore's Law: Physicist Says It's Already Happening. Moore’s Law is finally breaking down, according to theoretical physicist Michio Kaku. He’s talking about the so-called law that says the number of transistors that can be fit on a computer chip will double every two years, resulting in periodic increases in computing power. According to Kaku: …in about ten years or so, we will see the collapse of Moore’s Law. In fact, already, already we see a slowing down of Moore’s Law. Computer power simply cannot maintain its rapid exponential rise using standard silicon technology. Intel Corporation has admitted this. It’s true. (MORE: Meet the Quantum Computer Inside a Diamond — Does It Run ‘Forever’?) Moore’s Law, introduced by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in a 1965 paper, was never a law in any scientific sense — it’s always been more a rule of thumb (that, and “Moore’s Rule” sounds so much less authoritative).
(VIDEO: The Singularity: How Scared Should We Be?) Where do we go once Gordon Moore’s axiom runs out of steam? [via Geek.com] The Journey Inside. A1_ GCSE Computing Theory. OCR GCSE Computing. GCSE Computing - public resources.