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The NSA has their own fab at Ft. Meade [1] and pays IBM to run one in Vermont [2]. [1] http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-9/issue-12/depart
by dbarlett 10y ago
The NSA has their own fab at Ft. Meade [1] and pays IBM to run one in Vermont [2].
[1] http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-9/issue-12/departments/cots-watch/nsa-seeking-new-business-for-in-house-cmos-wafer-fab.html http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-9/iss...
[2] http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/04/0203/art1.html http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/04/0203/art1.html
- avs733 10y agoand used to have one in CA[1] and owns one in texas as well[2] [1] http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/NSA-.. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/NSA-.... [2] http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-9/iss.. http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-9/iss....
- Spooky23 10y agoPretty sure the Vermont IBM facility is closed. Most of the surviving workers are at Global Foundries.
- cinquemb 10y agoThey probably have a program that swaps their silicon for others as it's in transit from wholesale, probably called something like FRIEDPOTATOS probably in cooperation with DIGIKEY… jokingly of course.