Barrett: No end in sight for Moore’s Law

March 2, 2005 | Source: CNET News.com

Moore’s Law will boost chip abilities for many years to come, Intel CEO Craig Barrett predicted on Tuesday.

Barrett predicted that traditional chipmaking technology will permit features as small as 5 nanometers–about the width of 50 hydrogen atoms–to be used on processors.

He mentioned three options for replacing conventional CMOS technology: quantum dot, polymer layer, and nanotubes.