大多数半导体芯片都是用硅制成的,虽然塑料价格低廉,但在制作芯片之前,需要对其作很大改变,其属性必须能够得到极精微的控制,才足以挑战硅片的地位。塑料芯片的最大优势在于极低的制造成本,其成本仅几美分,而目前一家半导体制造厂的建设和启动成本高达20亿美元,这使得芯片成本始终居高不下。 Most semiconductor chips are made of silicon. Although plastic is inexpensive, it needs to be greatly changed before it can be fabricated, and its properties must be controlled with minimal effort to challenge the silicon. The biggest advantage of plastic chips is very low manufacturing costs, the cost of only a few cents, while the current construction of a semiconductor factory and start up costs up to 2 billion US dollars, which makes the chip costs remain high.