Apr

Gordon Moore’s Original Paper - Electronics Mag, April 19, 1965

Four decades ago an obscure scientist named Gordon Moore postulated what has come to be known as Moore’s Law and played a leading role in ushering in the computer revolution.

“Moore is widely known for “Moore’s Law,” in which in 1965 he predicted that the number of transistors the industry would be able to place on a computer chip would double every year. In 1975, he updated his prediction to once every two years. While originally intended as a rule of thumb in 1965, it has become the guiding principle for the industry to deliver ever-more-powerful semiconductor chips at proportionate decreases in cost.” - http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/bios/moore.htm

CPU - Year of Introduction - Transistors
4004 1971 2,250
8008 1972 2,500
8080 1974 5,000
8086 1978 29,000
286 1982 120,000
Intel386™ processor 1985 275,000
Intel486™ processor 1989 1,180,000
Intel® Pentium® processor 1993 3,100,000
Intel® Pentium® II processor 1997 7,500,000
Intel® Pentium® III processor 1999 24,000,000
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 2000 42,000,000
Intel® Itanium® processor 2002 220,000,000
Intel® Itanium® 2 processor 2003 410,000,000