Question

The number of transistors per IC in 1972 seems to be about 4,000 (a rough estimate by eye). Using this estimate and Moore's Law, what would you predict the number of transistors per IC to be 20 years later, in 1992?

Answer 1

Answer:

The prediction for the number of transistor per IC in 1992 is of 4,194,304,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Moore's law:

Moore's law states that the number of transistors per IC doubles every year.

Format of the function:

Following Moore's law, t years after our initial estimative, the number of transistors per IC will be given by:

$N(t) = N(0)*2^t$

In which N(0) is the initial estimate.

The number of transistors per IC in 1972 seems to be about 4,000 (a rough estimate by eye).

This means that $N(0) = 4000$

So

$N(t) = 4000*2^t$

What would you predict the number of transistors per IC to be 20 years later, in 1992?

This is N(20). So

$N(20) = 4000*2^20 = 4194304000$

The prediction for the number of transistor per IC in 1992 is of 4,194,304,000