Integration:The Transistor Meets Mass Production; The Solid-State Century; Scientific American Presents; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

"With the cost of building a new semiconductor facility now into 10 figures, and with the densities of transistors close to the theoretical limits for the technologies being used, an unsettling question is once more being asked in some quarters. What will happen to the industry when it finally must confront technical barriers that are truly impassable?" (page 66)