alt Hacker News>And shouldn't smaller capacity sticks be cheaper since they can use lower density chips?
In 2026 the bottleneck is wafer size as fabs are booked out making things for AI.
>And shouldn't smaller capacity sticks be cheaper since they can use lower density chips?
In 2026 the bottleneck is wafer size as fabs are booked out making things for AI.
Lower density chips are cheaper, because they can be made in previous generation fabs churning out previous generation wafers with previous generation equipment. So there isn't a choice between making a high or low density wafer from the same fab line.