Could HP Beat Moore's Law?

John H. Doe writes "A number type of nano-scale architecture developed in the research labs of Hewlett-Packard could beat Moore's Law and advance the progress of of microprocessor development three generations in one hit. The new architecture uses a design technique that will enable chip makers to pack eight times as many transistors as is currently possible on a standard 45nm field programmable gate array (FPGA) chip.""

Wait a second...

[awing0]

HP has research labs? Honestly, I thought they were an ink company. Damn, and I was getting quite used to mocking their "Invent" logo.

Re:Why a law

[Colonel Angus]

Sounds better than Moore's Prediction?

Re:Math says: yes.

[MicktheMech]

The mean value theorem: Because common sense just isn't good enough for mathematicians.

Mixed legal priorities...

[__aaclcg7560]

Maybe HP should focuse on beating the illegal wiretapping case before they break another law? They're not Microsoft, you know.

Of course

[Billosaur]

If they wait for it in a dark alleyway with a lead pipe and stay very, very quiet...

Re:Why a law

[Junior J. Junior III]

I'm waiting for the /. article in which it's announced that some school board has declared that Moore's "Law" is really only a Theory, and should be taught alongside "intelligent design" courses which demonstrate how highly specialized researchers and engineers colloqually known as "gods of tech" design and build denser integrated circuit chips using computer assisted methodologies. These things don't manifest out of the ether, and they don't evolve themselves, people.

Re:So, high ink price is explained

[Overzeetop]

Then how come Epson hasn't found a cure for cancer, solved world hunger, and figured out how to bring peace to the world? God knows they charge enough for ink to do all of that in a fiscal year (well, at least 2 out of 3, and the last one probably involves nuking from orbit, just to be sure).