Get out of the way silicon, you're not our top transistor anymore. We've had enough of your inability to maintain electrical properties at tiny scales. That's right, we're leaving
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Get out of the way silicon, you’re not our top transistor anymore. We’ve had enough of your inability to maintain electrical properties at tiny scales. That’s right, we’re leaving you. Moving onwards and upwards onto better things that can truly grow with us. To put it simply: it’s not us, it’s you. We’re probably going to have to rename that valley, too.
We’ve had a really good run with silicon, but companies like TSMC have been seeking alternatives (opens in new tab) for a while, largely as a way of trying top keep up with Moore’s law. Moore’s law observed that the number of transistors able to be manufactured on silicon doubled approximately every two years, while the cost of computers fell.
This remained true for a long time, but is petering out. Some companies like Nvidia consider it mostly dead (opens in new tab), while AMD say it’s just expensive (opens in new tab) to keep pace with. Regardless of where Moore’s law is now, it’s set to come crashing to a halt in the near future (opens in new tab) due to the limitations of Silicon.
