3 ms·
I was curious about the cost and looked it up, the estimates I found were in the $5-15 billion range. Not that it's out of reach or anything, but it's quite a b
by thamer 5y ago
I was curious about the cost and looked it up, the estimates I found were in the $5-15 billion range. Not that it's out of reach or anything, but it's quite a bit more than $3-4B.
For example, this TSMC fab planned in Arizona is estimated to cost $12 billion: https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyshih/2020/05/15/tsmcs-announcement-of-a-us-fab-is-big-news/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyshih/2020/05/15/tsmcs-anno...
- flatiron 5y agoBut you don’t build factories to fund quarterly profits. It should be normal risk mitigation if you are dealing at that scale to have a plan B. Even if it’s your own plant.