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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: bighairymike ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Moore's Law
Date: 06/20/23 9:40 PM
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Interesting article on the history of microchip production. The evolution of manufacturing technology and how miniaturization is approaching the limits allowed by physics.

physicsworld.com - Moores law further progress will push hard on the boundaries of physics and economics

here is a small snip.... much more at the link

Tiny progress IBM says it can fit 50 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail using its latest 2nm chip technology. (Courtesy: IBM)

We are certainly not yet done with Moore's law. Although 2 nm is barely the width of 10 silicon atoms, remember the transistors in 2 nm chips aren't actually that small; the distance from one gate to another is nearer to 50 nm (the so-called 'gate pitch') so there is a bit more room to play with.
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