Moore’s Law is an observation that a transistor—the fundamental building block of the digital age—will decrease in cost at a steady, exponential rate. This decrease in cost, as well as transistor size, over the past 50 years has led to dramatic increases in compute power and energy efficiency and has transformed our world with ever more powerful smart phones, tablets, personal computers, and data centers. It has also enabled computing to become a powerful yet invisible force in our homes, offices, cars, factories, and much more.
Read how Moore’s Law drives Intel to create smarter, faster, more efficient processors
Intel Fellow Mark Bohr discusses the new 14 nm transistor process and how the tri-gate fins are now taller, thinner, and closer together, enabling more performance, less active power, and longer battery life for greater computing experiences.
The Intel® 3D tri-gate transistor, and the ability to manufacture it in high volume, mark a dramatic change in the fundamental structure of the computer chip. Learn more about the history of transistors.