Question

Moore's Law predicts that the number of transistors that can be fit on a microchip will

increase by 40% every year. If microchips from a given year could hold about 922,200
transistors, how many transistors could fit on a microchip 19 years later?

Answer 1

Moore's Law states that the number of transistors on a microchip will double approximately every two years. So, if a microchip in a given year could hold 922,200 transistors, 19 years later, it could hold approximately 922,200 * 2^(19/2) = 922,200 * 2^9.5 = 922,200 * 15,564,224 = 14,225,067,008,000 transistors.