I knew the masks were expensive, but not that they were that expensive. Of course it's all a question of total quantity you use that mask for, but still...
It all depends on the node. Masks in 130nm are maybe in the $10k's-$100k's range. Masks for the latest TSMC nodes might cost you $30-40 million per set. The masks are pretty much a modern marvel in their own right - I'd wager they are some of the most precisely manufactured human objects in existence.
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I knew the masks were expensive, but not that they were that expensive. Of course it's all a question of total quantity you use that mask for, but still...
It all depends on the node. Masks in 130nm are maybe in the $10k's-$100k's range. Masks for the latest TSMC nodes might cost you $30-40 million per set. The masks are pretty much a modern marvel in their own right - I'd wager they are some of the most precisely manufactured human objects in existence.