For computer science people, I always use the yield on wafers as analogy to explain how hard it can be to nail an experiment right.
Usually they understand directly because this is something they can easily relate to.
Usually they understand directly because this is something they can easily relate to.
Samsung 3nm had a yield rate well below 20% back in early 2022, and that's not unheard of while still in the development phase. To be economically viable the yield rates have to be around 80%, so mature nodes can be expected to be in that ballpark.
It's still a failure to produce a part that matches the full design.