•Characteristic 1999 2001 2003 2006 2009
•Feature size (micron) 0.18 0.15 0.13
0.10 0.07
•DRAM size (Mbit)
256 1024 1024 4096 16K
•RISC processor (MHz) 1200 1400 1600 2000 2500
•Transistors (millions) 21 39
77 203
521
•Cost per transistor (ucents) 1735 1000
580 255
100
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