> But it got me intrigued. Moore's law is supposed to drive down the cost of electronics.
Moore's law only observes that the density of transistors within an integrated circuit doubles roughly every two years.
It does not comment on the cost of the individual transistors, or other electronic components.
Often, increasing transistor density can lead to significantly increased costs in the short term as production issues are ironed out and massive investments in new technologies are recouped.
There are transistors in an electronic paper display, but they are an irrelevant portion of the cost of the panel.
Moore's law only observes that the density of transistors within an integrated circuit doubles roughly every two years.
It does not comment on the cost of the individual transistors, or other electronic components.
Often, increasing transistor density can lead to significantly increased costs in the short term as production issues are ironed out and massive investments in new technologies are recouped.
There are transistors in an electronic paper display, but they are an irrelevant portion of the cost of the panel.