Thoughts on software-defined silicon

> If this building is analogous to a processor, how has constructing the other 8 floors consumed scarce resources? It costs about the same to build a 10 story building as a a 2 > story one if they're like processors.

The "10-story" processor still requires more raw material (silicon + whatever else for doping, etching, interconnects, ...). Plus, you can fit more "2 story" processors on the same wafer, so there's a processing cost, too.