[Sequoyah101]

So the complexity of chip making that has been done for decades has suddenly increased?

set to increase between 15-20% given the level of manufacturing complexity,

Bull.

More price gouging. The cost of one or two components of the cost go up and suddenly the whole price goes up by the same amount. Not likely.

[blam]

You do not know what you're talking about, period!

Moore's Law

[Myrddin]

The supply of cheap, pure neon from Russia/Ukraine has been cut off.