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The key takeaway "Every tech that is improving exponentially in the 21st century is explained by improvements in semiconductor fabrication." seems hard to belie
by zwieback 3y ago
The key takeaway "Every tech that is improving exponentially in the 21st century is explained by improvements in semiconductor fabrication." seems hard to believe. What about Lithium batteries? Same trend vastly different process.
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- g8oz 3y agoI don't believe lithium batteries are improving exponentially. They certainly are improving though.
- vajrabum 3y agoLooks like a good counter-example. According to this article the decline in cost is due to materials and chemistry R&D, and less economy of scale. https://news.mit.edu/2021/lithium-ion-battery-cost-1122 https://news.mit.edu/2021/lithium-ion-battery-cost-1122
- toasterlovin 3y agoPart of economies of scale is that you can afford to do R&D that only pays off when amortized over larger volumes.