Drive China September 28, 2022 News, Intel CEO Pat Kissinger (Pat Gelsinger) said at a company press conference on Tuesday that Moore's Law "still valid." However, Nvidia CEO Huang Renxun said last week that Moore's Law is dead.
Moore's Law As the golden law of the semiconductor industry, it has always guided chip development. It was proposed by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore ( Gordon Moore ) in the 1960s, mainly talking about the number of transistors on the chip. Moore said the number of transistors on the chip doubles every other year, enhancing processing power. To increase the number of transistors on the chip, transistors must be made smaller, which requires improved manufacturing technology.
However, as the chip technology upgrade slows down, this law is being questioned.
. Currently, Intel and Nvidia, the two largest semiconductor companies on the market, have differences on the speed of chip development and whether Moore's Law is still applicable: the former believes that it is still valid, while the latter believes that "Moore's Law is dead. "
Overall, this difference also highlights the strategic differences between Intel and Nvidia or other American semiconductor companies. For example, Intel has always promised to continue to independently produce some of its chips, while Nvidia or other semiconductor companies rely on third-party foundries outside the United States to make chips.
