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Cost of the wafer is fixed. The smaller the chip, the more chips per wafer, and thus, the cheaper each chip is. Then add defects to that, which means you have
by _chris_ 9y ago
Cost of the wafer is fixed. The smaller the chip, the more chips per wafer, and thus, the cheaper each chip is.
Then add defects to that, which means you have to throw away more silicon per defect the bigger the chip.