Here's a picture showing the real problem:
https://www.semiwiki.com/forum/attachments/content/attachments/8601d1374266204-euv4-jpg
The whole semiconductor industry -- and the electronics industry built on it -- has worked for the last fifty years on the principle that the next process would give you chips which were faster, lower power, *and* cheaper, so the next generation product gets more bang for the buck.
Now this cost model is broken, there's a very nasty wake-up call on the way -- yes you can have more bang, but it'll cost you more bucks.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
