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orliesaurusyesterday at 7:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

Watching this unfold... I keep thinking about the supply chain... how many rare minerals go into this custom silicon?

ALSO what happens when the first generation hits end-of-life... will there be a clear path to recycling? I want to believe these platforms will last more than a subscription cycle...

BUT I guess we won't know until we see a teardown...


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spankaleeyesterday at 7:05 PM

Why would more minerals go into custom silicon than off-the-shelf silicon? How would recycling be any different?

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porphyrayesterday at 7:05 PM

typical automotive 905 nm lidars are just CMOS chips similar to cameras and regular computer chips