<s>
In	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
design	O
,	O
gate	B-Algorithm
count	I-Algorithm
refers	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
logic	O
gates	O
built	O
with	O
transistors	B-Application
and	O
other	O
electronic	O
devices	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
needed	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
today	O
's	O
processor	O
technology	O
providing	O
what	O
was	O
formerly	O
considered	O
impossible	O
numbers	O
of	O
gates	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
chip	O
,	O
gate	B-Algorithm
counts	I-Algorithm
remain	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
overall	O
factors	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
price	O
of	O
a	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designs	O
with	O
fewer	O
gates	O
will	O
typically	O
cost	O
less	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
this	O
reason	O
gate	B-Algorithm
count	I-Algorithm
remains	O
a	O
commonly	O
used	O
metric	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
