@rmi5 Bro, are you aware of microelectronic development in Iran? We've had a similar discussion before. I am really sad at the lack of chip/microelectronic development in Iran. Looking at Taiwan and how they're a hub for semiconductor fabs and then I see lack of development in Iran and it makes me sad. Iran needs to pay much more attention to microelectronic. we're doing well in nanotech but I don't see the nanotech being applied to microelectronics and I don't see investment in the microelectronic sector. It's no good just concentrating on publishing papers...Iran needs to also invest heavily in using the gained knowledge in nano tech etc for making industries like microelectronics.
If by nanotech, you mean small size start up companies mostly focusing on specific medications, then their story is totally different.
1. In contrast to them, nanoelectronics is a huge industry which needs a constant flow of billions of dollars to flourish. without tens of billions of dollars of investment, you simply cannot do anything more than what Iran currently does(which is basically nothing compared to US).
2. Iran lacks enough engineers and scientists to succeed in nanoelectronics. Simply, there is not enough academic capacity, capabilities, nor research center, nor industry giants(like Intel), nor military giants(DARPA, Lockheed, ...).
3. Nanoelectronics is literally the most cutting edge technology. What currently Iran has, is really obsolete. Basically, you will need to simply throw out 95% of faculty of Sharif and Tehran, and 100% of faculty of all other universities, as the first step. They simply produce nothing but garbage(compared to 1st world not neighboring countries which are even decades back compared to Iran). Nano-elec has sensitive military and industrial applications, and no one will share their technologies with Iran. So, even if Iran progresses really fast, still the gap will remain huge.
In sum, Nanoelectronics is no Joke. It needs more investment than Car industry, and steel industry combined, and it needs a huge scientific revolution in Iran.
No I think it is well deserved! 
