You mention a cheaper cooling system. Surely a smaller fan wouldn't make for such a significant price reduction?
Doesn't the denser fabrication process produce chips that are cheaper? Once the yields are up, you get more chips per wafer, at about the same price per wafer as at the old process, and thus cost-per-chip goes down significantly.
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You mention a cheaper cooling system. Surely a smaller fan wouldn't make for such a significant price reduction?
Doesn't the denser fabrication process produce chips that are cheaper? Once the yields are up, you get more chips per wafer, at about the same price per wafer as at the old process, and thus cost-per-chip goes down significantly.