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''After the 28nm node, we can continue to make transistors smaller, but not cheaper.'' As computer vision and reinforcement learning improved dramatically in t
by xiphias 10y ago
''After the 28nm node, we can continue to make transistors smaller, but not cheaper.''
As computer vision and reinforcement learning improved dramatically in the last few years, robots will take over a lot of manufacturing jobs of humans, so as long as there's enough demand to finance robot developments and there's no serious material shortage, I don't see why the cost could not go down to the cost of the material itself + development cost + robot cost in the following years.
- throwaway_xx9 10y agoSemiconductor mfg. is a chemical process, not a digital process. So robots won't help.
- mjevans 10y agoRobots, and better robotics will help... The more that can be automated, automatically repaired / etc, the cheaper things get and the less humans will be potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals. It won't improve single core performance, but it will go a long way towards making devices cost less.
- petra 10y agoThe fabrication plants are highly automated. The cost is mostly capital costs for equipment.
- xiphias 10y agoWhat is the biggest cost in the equipment? I'm sure a big part of it is engineering but there must be expensive hand craft part as well.