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And the masks are just a really, really small part of the total cost. Intel has to pay for their fabs, they have to pay for the research into ever smaller line
by Tuna-Fish 14y ago
And the masks are just a really, really small part of the total cost. Intel has to pay for their fabs, they have to pay for the research into ever smaller line widths, they have to pay for materials research for new gate materials, and they have to pay for the massive research and development to design new, better chips.