My thinking is the cost of the wafer is only part of the cost of the chip. The engineering, and production costs would be relatively constant across chips of the same complexity while the cost of the wafer would be proportional to size. Therefore a 12x18mm 6mp chip might be roughly 3/4 the cost of 24x36 6mp chip despite being 1/4 the size. That all of course presupposes that a breakthrough occurs in the manufacturing of wafers.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 4:47 PM Subject: Re: Full frame D-SLR - get over it > the smaller chip will still be cheaper roughly proportional to area. the constant and fixed cost may change. > > Herb..... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 14:27 > Subject: Re: Full frame D-SLR - get over it > > > > That assumes that there is not a break through in the production of larger > > chips. At the rate of change in FAB quality, I would predict that the cost > > differential will soon be less than the difference in chip area. Almost no > > one 10 years ago believed they would ever be able to make the chips that are > > nothing special today. > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 8/4/03
