CHAPTER 2

Return on Investments With Moore’s Law

Introduction

The 50 years of progress of the semiconductor industry has been propelled by the ability to drive the progress of Moore’s law toward achieving a better return on investments (RoI). The first company to shrink the dimensions of transistor to achieve the next technological node was the first to capture the market share for the latest and greatest products. In this way, progress of Moore’s law not only led to a rapid growth in productivity by means of technological growth but also resulted in a better RoI with growth in the market share for most advanced products. The improved RoI thereby attracted more investments into the economy, leading to a more productive utilization of wealth. ...

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