Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track
by WantonQuantum on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:29AM
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Agree 100%.
In an ideal world, the cost of everything we buy would include the real costs of pollution (including greenhouse gases), depletion of common resources such as water, and recycling or otherwise accounting for the environmental impact after use.
As you say, suddenly those 5 year old phones and computers would be economically attractive again. With a knock-on effect that websites and software would cater more for older devices.
Note that I'm not at all saying that we shouldn't have companies like ASML researching processes like this - more efficient chips are good for the environment and the economy.
In an ideal world, the cost of everything we buy would include the real costs of pollution (including greenhouse gases), depletion of common resources such as water, and recycling or otherwise accounting for the environmental impact after use.
As you say, suddenly those 5 year old phones and computers would be economically attractive again. With a knock-on effect that websites and software would cater more for older devices.
But we don't live in an ideal world. We live in a literal Tragedy Of The Commons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons).
Note that I'm not at all saying that we shouldn't have companies like ASML researching processes like this - more efficient chips are good for the environment and the economy.