waveparticle

Xed said:

Paul_B said:

BlueLightning said:

Maybe earlier speculation on refusal of price hike was wrong (like lots of other Apple-related "news").  

TSMC (TSM) likely provided data that price hike was justified.  Switching to Samsung would have set back development.  
Out five years, others are planning 2nm and 1.4nm processes.  

Gas is about $3.25-3.65 in Ohio, up due to a refinery fire last month.  
High gas prices are hastening the switch over to electric.  
Ohio has also developed a lot of renewable energy, one of the reasons Intel is planning 7 chip fabs in Ohio.  
I'm running on Ohio river area hydroelectric at a rate 75% that of natural gas (and far less than coal).  

You CANNOT get smaller than 4nm in the Laws of Physics - Do the research yourself.  As for dams, well research that as well.

Besides what Bageljoey stated, 3nm is already being done. To quote your own words, "do the research," as this Wikipedia page has over 50 citations to educate you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_nm_process

blastdoor said:

waveparticle said:

It is not a price hike. Everything in US is getting more expensive. Gas price is $6/gallon. This is more than 6% higher than last year. LOL

https://gasprices.aaa.com/

TLDR — way less than $6/gallon.