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The marginal cost of manufacturing a chip is roughly proportional to area. So with smaller transistors you can fit more of them into a given area.
by jabl 6y ago
The marginal cost of manufacturing a chip is roughly proportional to area. So with smaller transistors you can fit more of them into a given area.
- superrad 6y agoExactly, the smaller your chip is the more you can fit on a silicon wafer. If your chip is too large it can even make it practically impossible to manufacture at scale due to the increased chance of defects as your chip size increases.