[Air-l] The Increase in Chip Speed Is Accelerating, Not Slowing
Ken Friedman
ken.friedman at bi.no
Mon Feb 11 02:23:26 PST 2002
Of interest -- KF
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The Increase in Chip Speed Is Accelerating, Not Slowing
February 4, 2002
By JOHN MARKOFF
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3 - In the world of computer chips,
Moore's Law is becoming less of an axiom and more of a drag
race.
At the world's premier chip design conference, which begins
here today, the spotlight will be on blinding computer
speed. That emphasis suggests that the trajectory of
desktop PC performance increases of the last two years will
not slow in the near future, but actually accelerate.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/04/technology/04CHIP.html?ex=1013868301&ei=1&en=69f8bd20cf1737b9
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