Gabfest Reads: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Semiconductors?
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What's the Pathway From a New Invention to a Product?
The path from a new invention to a device that changes society is a pathway that requires mass manufacturing with extraordinary efficiency. It requires driving down the price so you can put it in everything. And it requires visionary thinking about products. None of the physicists who invented semiconductors had any idea that these chips would be in cars or in smartphones and data centers.
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