The Rise and Fall of Dennard Scaling in Semiconductor Technology

You have all heard of Moore’s Law. But have you heard of Dennard’s Law? IBM's Robert Dennard invented the 1 capacitor, 1 transistor concept that makes up DRAM. Such a thing sufficiently establishes a semiconductor legacy. But there is one more thing. The man defined a decade of semiconductor scaling. In this video, we explore a scaling trend that lifted an industry.

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