[qsmi]

That's an interesting explanation and somehow I never heard it explained that way before. It makes sense if one thinks of the transistor count doubling relative to where that company previously was, and not where the industry is. In the transistor density plot each curve is roughly x^2, but with different initial conditions.

https://www.techcenturion.com/7nm-10nm-14nm-fabrication

[dragontamer]

2^x, not x^2.

x^2 is 1, 4, 9, 16, 25.

2^x is 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32