Question

1. [5 points) Search the Web for transistor counts of Intel's more recent microprocessors. Make a graph of transistor count vs. year of introduction from the Pentium Processor in 1993 to the present on a semi-logarithmic scale. How many months pass between doubling of transistor counts?

Answer 1

1.75 Billion transistors for a die size of 101mm²

Transistor Count by Year, 1971-2018 100,000,000,000 10,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 100,000,000 10,000,000 1,000,000 100,000 10,000 1,000 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

For every 18 months no. of transistors count gets doubled on the same chip size.