Also: shifting PCB prototype costs in the direction of silicon is going to be a tough sell for many applications. > Another drawback of SoCs is their high one-

Also: shifting PCB prototype costs in the direction of silicon is going to be a tough sell for many applications. > Another drawback of SoCs is their high one-time design and manufacturing costs, such as the US $2 million or more for the photolithography masks > ... 6 paragraphs later ... > Patterning wafer-scale Si-IF may require innovations in “maskless” lithography.