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Moore's law: transistors per microprocessor, 1971–2021

Chips went from about 2.3 thousand transistors in 1971 to 58 billion in 2021: 25 doublings in 50 years, or one every two years.

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Moore's law: transistors per microprocessor, 1971–2021: 39 points, a scatter chart.
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The data: 39 points
YearTransistors (count)
19712,308.2417
19723,554.5222
19746,097.5625
197929,163.777
1982135,772.72
1985273,841.94
1986273,841.94
1988273,841.94
19891,207,900.8
19901,207,900.8
19923,105,900.2
19933,105,900.2
19943,105,900.2
19959,646,616
19969,646,616
19979,646,616
199815,261,378
199921,673,922
200037,180,264
200142,550,656
2002220,673,400
2003220,673,400
2004273,842,000
2005305,052,770
2006582,941,600
2007805,842,200
2008805,842,200
20092,308,241,400
20102,308,241,400
20112,600,000,000
20122,600,000,000
20135,000,000,000
20145,700,000,000
20168,000,000,000
201719,200,000,000
201821,100,000,000
201939,500,000,000
202039,500,000,000
202158,200,000,000
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Our World in Data (Rupp (2022))
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