### 5.4.4 Summary to: 5.4 Development and Production of a New Chip Generation

| Moore's law predicts exponentially growth of "chip complexity" with a high growth rate - how far will it reach? |  |
|  | Problems and costs are growing exponentially with every new generation. |
|  | It follows: The market must grow exponentially too, if you want to make a profit. |
|  | It follows: Large amounts of money can be easily made - or lost. |
| Falling behind thecompetition in your technology and yields means certain death for companies without a monopoly in some product. |

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