Moore's law says the number of transistors on a chip doubles about how often?
About every two years, Moore's 1975 revision.
- Every six months
- Every year
- About every two years ✔
Why: Moore's law is about transistor count, not clock speed. Gordon Moore first predicted yearly doubling in 1965, then revised it to every two years in 1975. It is an observation about industry trends, not a law of physics.
Huh, didn't know that: Intel's definition includes minimal cost growth alongside the approximate transistor-count doubling.
Why did the transistor double down? Moore's law told it to.
References
Answer: About every two years. Moore's law is about transistor count, not clock speed. Gordon Moore first predicted yearly doubling in 1965, then revised it to every two years in 1975. It is an observation about industry trends, not a law of physics.
- Intel Newsroom: Moore's Law www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/resources/moores-law.html
Moore's Law is the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit will double every two years with minimal rise in cost.
Checked 2026-10-10.
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