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But they have, we wouldn’t be able to design, build or operate those 100M machines without plenty of cutting edge micro-electronics at every step of the way. W
by xavxav 4y ago
But they have, we wouldn’t be able to design, build or operate those 100M machines without plenty of cutting edge micro-electronics at every step of the way.
When you look at the details of how these machines are made, the price tag almost seems low in the end.
- bismuthcrystal 4y agoYes, stepper machines do cost hundreds of millions but then one realizes they handle more than a hundred wafers per hour. At the end the machines do seem cheap.
- philliphaydon 4y agoDown side is the cost of entry if you want to be your own fab is too much. Do not feasible for a start up.
- rr3932 4y agoA startup has many options to get chips made. But if the startup was itself a fab then it needs to think outside the box. For example smaller wafers yield less ICs, so more $/IC. But, you also don’t need a $100M stepper, which helps.