The advancement of cheaper and more powerful computing is perhaps the greatest economic gravy train in history, lowering interest rates, increasing productivity, and creating new industries. But Moore’s Law will also likely come to a grinding halt during your lifetime. This lecture provides an accessible, managerial discussion to the challenges plaguing the continued advancement in the semi-conductor industry, and offers the pros and cons of solutions that include multi-core and 3D/Stackable chips. The lecture also offers a business-centric introduction to supercomputing and grid computing. The class ends with a discussion of eWaste. Student reading online at http://www.gallaugher.com/chapters
