Is Moore's Law still holding up?

The answer

In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors on a chip would double roughly every two years. This observation held remarkably true for over five decades, driving exponential increases in computing power. However, as transistors approach atomic scales (current leading-edge is 3nm), quantum effects, heat dissipation, and manufacturing costs are slowing traditional scaling. The industry is adapting through 3D chip stacking (chiplets), specialized AI accelerators, and novel architectures - meaning computing power continues to advance, but through different mechanisms than pure transistor shrinking.