Total number of microelectronic manufactured bits
Source:
- Steve Cullen, Semiconductor Industry Outlook, InStat/MDR, report no. IN0401550SI, April 2004, http://www.instat.com/abstract.asp?id=68&SKU=IN0401550SI
- Singularity.com
Note: this data make no claim to be complete but should give a brief overview of semiconductor industries development.