When I read greater variety I was thinking of a greater variety of functions not a greater variety of fabrication techniques. Like if you’re shopping for a regu

When I read greater variety I was thinking of a greater variety of functions not a greater variety of fabrication techniques. Like if you’re shopping for a regulator there are dozens of manufacturers with dozens of options. If you’re shopping for something strange… say a 16x16 switch matrix? I think there’s a single chip? Excess capacity because of a proliferation of fabs could lead to a lot of cool chips being made for a low cost. Which in turn enables new technology in that “these are cheap, what can i make with them?” way.