Diminishing Returns at the Technology Frontier

As technology approaches physical limits, the resources and time required for each incremental advance grow exponentially, while the performance gains diminish or plateau. Companies must balance the pursuit of peak performance against commercial viability.

Articles on this principle

• Samsung's 1.4nm Delayed to 2029: When Process Limits Start to Bite

  From 7nm to 1.4nm, the chip manufacturing race that once renewed every two years is now slowing down—not because Samsung wants to lose, but because physics is starting to charge admission.