The chip manufacturers are high on the hog this year, churning out the product for a hungry market. But if there’s an economic cool-off next year, as some analysts seem to think likely, that could mean a glut of silicon that no-one wants to buy. Bad news for the makers, but it might be a real boon for the consumer, who may benefit from falling prices and increasing innovation and efficiency.
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In the past year, the use of silicon for solar surpassed the use of silicon for computer chips. It might be interesting to see whether some of the chip fab plants can refit themselves into solar cell plants economically.