> Its interesting to note that the results of early stage enabler technologies are worse than the previous generation technology its trying to mimic and surpass

> Its interesting to note that the results of early stage enabler technologies are worse than the previous generation technology its trying to mimic and surpass. This is nothing new - the question is whether the potential of the enabler technology is larger than the potential of the "old" technology (which, presumably, has been maxed out or is getting close).