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Most of my old Intel CPUs (80s/90s) are "made in Malaysia". So I guess they did in the past. Edit: here's some PR: https://newsroom.intel.com/editorials/intel-
by tpmx 7y ago
Most of my old Intel CPUs (80s/90s) are "made in Malaysia". So I guess they did in the past.
Edit: here's some PR: https://newsroom.intel.com/editorials/intel-marks-40-years-in-malaysia/ https://newsroom.intel.com/editorials/intel-marks-40-years-i...
- hapless 7y agoThe processor package was made in Malaysia at the Penang assembly plant. The chip inside that package was fabbed elsewhere, most probably the USA.
- tpmx 7y agoAh. So what they did at the Penang site was bonding, testing and packaging? (Not sure I'm using the correct terminology.) That makes more sense now that I think of it. Can't imagine there was a steady supply of electricity there back in the early 70s. (Got any source though?)