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Fabrications are capital intensive yet the returns are not high. Something that many VCs/countries quite abhor. Also, mass sanctions last year doesn't help.
by eunos 6y ago
Fabrications are capital intensive yet the returns are not high. Something that many VCs/countries quite abhor.
Also, mass sanctions last year doesn't help.
- someperson 6y agoFunny because VC was invented to raise money for semiconductor fabs
- ChuckNorris89 6y agoYeah, but 20 or so years ago they realized that luring new grads with foosball tables and free soda to work on getting people to click on ads is a faster and easier way to make money than making chips which is a slow, capital intensive business where you need to think long term and respect gray beards, so there you go.
- harperlee 6y agoI wonder which kinds of chips would result from minimizing capex instead of transistor size. There are some people targeting DIY garage fabs but from what I know they basically target old processes and old chips; I wonder if, once that takes speed, current knowledge, techniques and material availability, that differ from the 70s, will show some proper DIY innovation...