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If Gallium nitride would really replace silicon for computer chips and the chips are really better, this would be an evolutionary step in the chip production, b
by wolfgke 11y ago
If Gallium nitride would really replace silicon for computer chips and the chips are really better, this would be an evolutionary step in the chip production, but not a disruption. A disruptive innovation (cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disruptive_innovation&oldid=713356589 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disruptive_innova...) is characterized to create "a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network, displacing established market leaders and alliances.". This clearly isn't the case here.
TLDR: Dear tech journalists, stop putting bullshit words into headlines and articles if you don't know their meanings.
- marshray 11y agoI think if you consider the many tens or even hundreds of $B currently invested in Si foundry tooling which could be obsoleted by this transition the word 'disruptive' is appropriate. However, the semiconductor industry seems uniquely well suited to handle this as they seem to coordinate their already highly disruptive process steps across much of the industry. E.g. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Intel%20Samsung%20TSMC%20reach%20agreement%20about%20450mm%20tech&qs=n&form=QBRE&pq=intel%20samsung%20tsmc%20reach%20agreement%20about%20450mm%20tech https://www.bing.com/search?q=Intel%20Samsung%20TSMC%20reach...