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comparative data point: Intel's last fab build took 9 years to go from green field to producing wafers (note...faster is possible) https://www.tomshardware.co
by avs733 6y ago
comparative data point:
Intel's last fab build took 9 years to go from green field to producing wafers (note...faster is possible)
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-long-awaited-fab-42-is-fully-operational https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-long-awaited-fab-42...
Some more realistic notes because I sound a little hyperbolic:
2011 - break ground
2013 - finish basic construction
2014 - stop progress
2017 - start install of tooling
2020 - production
- shard 6y agoIntel does not run at Korean speed. Samsung's Pyeongtaek Line 3 fab broke ground in 09/2020, construction expected to be complete by 2H/2021, mass production by 2023. This is not an unreasonable speed for Samsung. Of course, the slower rate of work by American construction companies could slow this down.
- avs733 6y agoI would bet money on this one. No first complete wafers in 2023.