Semiconductors: Scaling Laws

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make a presentation about semiconductors in 6 slides

This presentation delves into Moore's Law and related scaling laws (Rock's, Dennard) in semiconductors, covering historical development, key metrics and statistics, impacts on computing power, and future challenges as physical limits approach.

February 26, 20267 slides
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Slide 1 - Semiconductors: Scaling Laws

Moore's Law and Beyond

Driving Innovation in Integrated Circuits

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Slide 1 - Semiconductors: Scaling Laws
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Slide 2 - Semiconductors: Scaling Laws

Moore's Law and Beyond

Driving Innovation in Integrated Circuits

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Slide 2 - Semiconductors: Scaling Laws
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Slide 3 - Agenda

  • Moore's Law Overview
  • Historical Milestones
  • Key Impacts and Statistics
  • Related Scaling Laws
  • Future Outlook

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Slide 3 - Agenda
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Slide 4 - Moore's Law

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Moore's Law

The number of transistors in an IC doubles about every two years

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Slide 4 - Moore's Law
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Slide 5 - Historical Development

1965: Gordon Moore's Observation Components per IC double every year (Fairchild Semiconductor & Intel co-founder) 1975: Revised Forecast Doubling every two years (CAGR of 41%) 2010: Industry Slowdown Advancement slows below predicted pace 2022: Ongoing Debate Nvidia CEO declares it dead; Intel CEO disagrees

Source: Wikipedia: Moore's law

Slide 5 - Historical Development
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Slide 6 - Key Metrics

  • 2: Years
  • 41%: CAGR
  • $14B: Fab Cost
  • 4: Years
  • Constant: Power

Source: Wikipedia

Slide 6 - Key Metrics
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Slide 7 - Conclusion

Scaling laws like Moore's, Rock's, and Dennard have propelled semiconductor advancements, enabling exponential growth in computing power and efficiency.

The industry faces challenges as physical limits approach.

Thank you! Questions?

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Slide 7 - Conclusion

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