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ProgressinComputers
PrestigeLecturedeliveredtoIEE,Cambridge,on5February2004
MauriceWilkes
ComputerLaboratory
UniversityofCambridge
Thefirststoredprogramcomputersbegantoworkaround1950.TheonewebuiltinCambridge,theEDSACwasfirstusedinthesummerof1949.
Theseearlyexperimentalcomputerswerebuiltbypeoplelikemyselfwithvaryingbackgrounds.Weallhadextensiveexperienceinelectronicengineeringandwereconfidentthatthatexperiencewouldstandusingoodstead.Thisprovedtrue,althoughwehadsomenewthingstolearn.Themostimportantofthesewasthattransientsmustbetreatedcorrectly;whatwouldcauseaharmlessflashonthescreenofatelevisionsetcouldleadtoaseriouserrorinacomputer.
Asfarascomputingcircuitswereconcerned,wefoundourselveswithanembarassderichess.Forexample,wecouldusevacuumtubediodesforgatesaswedidintheEDSACorpentodeswithcontrolsignalsonbothgrids,asystemwidelyusedelsewhere.Thissortofchoicepersistedandthetermfamiliesoflogiccameintouse.ThosewhohaveworkedinthecomputerfieldwillrememberTTL,ECLandCMOS.Ofthese,CMOShasnowbecomedominant.
Inthoseearlyyears,theIEEwasstilldominatedbypowerengineeringandwehadtofightanumberofmajorbattlesinordertogetradioengineeringalongwiththerapidlydevelopingsubjectofelectronics.dubbedintheIEElightcurrentelectricalengineering.properlyrecognisedasanactivityinitsownright.Irememberthatwehadsomedifficultyinorganisingaconferencebecausethepowerengineers’waysofdoingthingswerenotourways.AminorsourceofirritationwasthatallIEEpublishedpaperswereexpectedtostartwithalengthystatementofearlierpractice,somethingdifficulttodowhentherewasnoearlierpractice
Consolidationinthe1960s
Bythelate50sorearly1960s,theheroicpioneeringstagewasoverandthecomputerfieldwasstartingupinrealearnest.Thenumberofcomputersintheworldhadincreasedandtheyweremuchmorereliablethantheveryearlyones.Tothoseyearswecanascribethefirststepsinhighlevellanguagesandthefirstoperatingsystems.Experimentaltime-sharingwasbeginning,andultimatelycomputergraphicswastocomealong.
Aboveall,transistorsbegantoreplacevacuumtubes.Thischangepresentedaformidablechallengetotheengineersoftheday.Theyhadtoforgetwhattheyknewaboutcircuitsandstartagain.Itcanonlybesaidthattheymeasuredupsuperblywelltothechallengeandthatthechangecouldnothavegonemoresmoothly.
Soonitwasfoundpossibletoputmorethanonetransistoronthesamebitofsilicon,andthiswasthebeginningofintegratedcircuits.Astimewenton,asufficientlevelofintegrationwasreachedforonechiptoaccommodateenoughtransistorsforasmallnumberofgatesorflipflops.Thisledtoarangeofchipsknownasthe7400series.Thegatesandflipflopswereindependentofoneanotherandeachhaditsownpins.Theycouldbeconnectedbyoff-chipwiringtomakeacomputeroranythingelse.
Thesechipsmadeanewkindofcomputerpossible.Itwascalledaminicomputer.Itwassomethinglessthatamainframe,butstillverypowerful,andmuchmoreaffordable.Insteadofhavingoneexpensivemainframeforthewholeorganisation,abusinessorauniversitywasabletohaveaminicomputerforeachmajordepartment.
Beforelongminicomputersbegantospreadandbecomemorepowerful.Theworldwashungryforcomputingpowerandithadbeenveryfrustratingforindustrynottobeabletosupplyitonthescalerequiredandatareasonablecost.Minicomputerstransformedthesituation.
Thesingle-chipcomputer
Ateachshrinkagethenumberofchipswasreducedandtherewerefewerwiresgoingfromonechiptoanother.Thisledtoanadditionalincrementinoverallspeed,sincethetransmissionofsignalsfromonechiptoanothertakesalongtime.
Eventually,shrinkageproceededtothepointatwhichthewholeprocessorexceptforthecachescouldbeputononechip.Thisenabledaworkstationtobebuiltthatout-performedthefastestminicomputeroftheday,andtheresultwastokilltheminicomputerstonedead.Asweallknow,thishadsevereconsequencesforthecomputerindustryandforthepeopleworkinginit.
FromtheabovetimethehighdensityCMOSsiliconchipwasCockoftheRoost.Shrinkagewentonuntilmillionsoftransistorscouldbeputonasinglechipandthespeedwentupinproportion.
Processordesignersbegantoexperimentwithnewarchitecturalfeaturesdesignedtogiveextraspeed.Oneverysuccessfulexperimentconcernedmethodsforpredictingthewayprogrambrancheswouldgo.Itwasasurprisetomehowsuccessfulthiswas.Itledtoasignificantspeedingupofprogramexecutionandotherformsofpredictionfollowed
Equallysurprisingiswhatithasbeenfoundpossibletoputonasinglechipcomputerbywayofadvancedfeatures.Forexample,featuresthathadbeendevelopedfortheIBMModel91.thegiantcomputeratthetopoftheSystem360range.arenowtobefoundonmicrocomputers
Murphy’sLawremainedinastateofsuspension.Nolongerdiditmakesensetobuildexperimentalcomputersoutofchipswithasmallscaleofintegration,suchasthatprovidedbythe7400series.Peoplewhowantedtodohardwareresearchatthecircuitlevelhadnooptionbuttodesignchipsandseekforwaystogetthemmade.Foratime,thiswaspossible,ifnoteasy
Unfortunately,therehassincebeenadramaticincreaseinthecostofmakingchips,mainlybecauseoftheincreasedcostofmakingmasksforlithography,aphotographicprocessusedinthemanufactureofchips.Ithas,inconsequence,againbecomeverydifficulttofinancethemakingofresearchchips,andthisisacurrentlycauseforsomeconcern.
TheSemiconductorRoadMap
Theextensiveresearchanddevelopmentworkunderlyingtheaboveadvanceshasbeenmadepossiblebyaremarkablecooperativeeffortonthepartoftheinternationalsemiconductorindustry.
AtonetimeUSmonopolylawswouldprobablyhavemadeitillegalforUScompaniestoparticipateinsuchaneffort.Howeverabout1980significantandfarreachingchangestookplaceinthelaws.Theconceptofpre-competitiveresearchwasintroduced.Companiescannowcollaborateatthepre-competitivestageandlatergoontodevelopproductsoftheirownintheregularcompetitivemanner.
Theagentbywhichthepre-competitiveresearchinthesemi-conductorindustryismanagedisknownastheSemiconductorIndustryAssociation(SIA).ThishasbeenactiveasaUSorganisationsince1992anditbecameinternationalin1998.Membershipisopentoanyorganisationthatcancontributetotheresearcheffort.
EverytwoyearsSIAproducesanewversionofadocumentknownastheInternationalTechnologicalRoadmapforSemiconductors(ITRS),withanupdateintheintermediateyears.Thefirstvolumebearingthetitle‘Roadmap’wasissuedin1994buttworeports,writtenin1992anddistributedin1993,areregardedasthetruebeginningoftheseries.
Successiveroadmapsaimatprovidingthebestavailableindustrialconsensusonthewaythattheindustryshouldmoveforward.Theysetoutingreatdetail.overa15yearhorizon.thetargetsthatmustbeachievedifthenumberofcomponentsonachipistobedoubledeveryeighteenmonths.thatis,ifMoore’slawistobemaintained.-andifthecostperchipistofall.
Inthecaseofsomeitems,thewayaheadisclear.Inothers,manufacturingproblemsareforeseenandsolutionstothemareknown,althoughnotyetfullyworkedout;theseareasarecolouredyellowinthetables.Areasforwhichproblemsareforeseen,butforwhichnomanufacturablesolutionsareknown,arecolouredred.RedareasarereferredtoasRedBrickWalls.
ThetargetssetoutintheRoadmapshaveprovedrealisticaswellaschallenging,andtheprogressoftheindustryasawholehasfollowedtheRoadmapsclosely.Thisisaremarkableachievementanditmaybesaidthatthemeritsofcooperationandcompetitionhavebeencombinedinanadmirablemanner.
Itistobenotedthatthemajorstrategicdecisionsaffectingtheprogressoftheindustryhavebeentakenatthepre-competitivelevelinrelativeopenness,ratherthanbehindcloseddoors.Theseincludetheprogressiontolargerwafers.
By1995,Ihadbeguntowonderexactlywhatwouldhappenwhentheinevitablepointwasreachedatwhichitbecameimpossibletomaketransistorsanysmaller.MyenquiriesledmetovisitARPAheadquartersinWashingtonDC,whereIwasgivenacopyoftherecentlyproducedRoadmapfor1994.Thismadeitplainthatseriousproblemswouldarisewhenafeaturesizeof100nmwasreached,aneventprojectedtohappenin2007,with70nmfollowingin2010.Theyearforwhichthecomingof100nm(orrather90nm)wasprojectedwasinlaterRoadmapsmovedforwardto2004andintheeventtheindustrygottherealittlesooner.
Ipresentedtheaboveinformationfromthe1994Roadmap,alongwithsuchotherinformationthatIcouldobtain,inalecturetotheIEEinLondon,entitledTheCMOSend-pointandrelatedtopicsinComputinganddeliveredon8February1996.
TheideathatIthenha