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Those ASML EUV machines are like 100-200 million dollars apiece. I can't imagine what the lead time on something like that is. And of course you need people t
by eric_b 5y ago
Those ASML EUV machines are like 100-200 million dollars apiece. I can't imagine what the lead time on something like that is. And of course you need people to run them, a space to run them in, and everything else. There can't be too many industries with bigger capital outlays than cutting-edge semi fab.
- brudgers 5y agoThat's the price of a moderately sized public high school in the US...without considering the land. For example Pinole Valley High School https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/04/14/west-contra-costa-school-board-oks-30-million-more-for-pinole-valley-high-construction/ https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/04/14/west-contra-costa-sc... Google says Contra Costa County has nine high schools.
- eric_b 5y agoI don't understand your comment. Are you refuting that semiconductor fabrication is capital intensive? Are you comparing it somehow to building high schools? Like... what? The new fab TSMC is building in Arizona is 12 BILLION DOLLARS - for a single fab. That's 100 of these high schools for the price of a single fab facility.