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I think that lumber storage is much more expensive compared to chips

• tyingq 5y ago
  Do you mean storing already made chips? I imagine that's (often) expensive from a depreciation perspective.
  • vbezhenar 5y ago
    Cheap microcontrollers are not deprecated for a very long time. STM sells chips designed 10 years ago, AFAIK.
    • tyingq 5y ago
      Agreed, though I suspect the retail price still drops as other, newer, chips enter the market.
    • magicalhippo 5y ago
      Indeed. They even have some they guarantee to make for at least 20 years. https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/about/quality-and-reliability/product-longevity.html#10-year-longevity https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/about/quality-and-relia...