@11112011 good luck to them, truly
@11112011 I wouldn't bet the farm on it but seems likely they'll manage it.
decentralising this hi tech manufacturing will chill everyone out a bit
@11112011 this is good news
@11112011 I think Dresden and Munich are already pretty strong there, also the Munich universities are really strong in quantum/photonics. If anyone outside the US has a shot at continuing to push Moore's Law it's the Germans