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Moore's Law is Alive and Well: Transistors per Square Millimeter by Year
Processor Transistors Year Designer Process Area mm2 Trans./mm2
MOS Technology 6502 3,510 1975 MOS Tech. 8,000 nm 21 167
RCA 1802 5,000 1974 RCA 5,000 nm 27 185
Intel 4004 2,300 1971 Intel 10,000 nm 12 192
Intel 8080 4,500 1974 Intel 6,000 nm 20 225
Intel 8008 3,500 1972 Intel 10,000 nm 14 250
Motorola 6800 4,100 1974 Motorola 6,000 nm 16 256
Intel 8085 6,500 1976 Intel 3,000 nm 20 325
Motorola 6809 9,000 1978 Motorola 5,000 nm 21 429
Zilog Z80 8,500 1976 Zilog 4,000 nm 18 472