Sensors Online Article: Moore’s Law Is Dead: So, Let’s Talk About The Future Of SoCs

By now, you’ve likely heard someone tell you: Moore’s Law is dead. To be sure, it is worthwhile to point out that the design aspect of Moore’s Law is – in most circumstances – very much alive. There are still techniques to be discovered to make the transistors smaller, for them to work faster, and to still put more of them in the same footprint. Rather, it is the economics behind Moore’s Law that has clearly reached its endpoint. Chips might continue to get smaller and faster. But if the economics mean that almost no one can afford to buy them, where exactly are we headed?
The upfront cost of a new design start has increased so exponentially that it has priced out the small to mid-sized company without tens of millions of dollars minimum in loose capital to justify an investment in custom silicon. This is leading to a logjam in many industries, i.e., those who need access to custom core IP to differentiate their product(s) simply cannot get it. They can’t justify the upfront cost, and neither can the traditional silicon providers.
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