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there was a strong chip industry in saxony decades ago, but they became way too expensive when china came. they are slowly starting to built back there, but pro
by april_22 4y ago
there was a strong chip industry in saxony decades ago, but they became way too expensive when china came. they are slowly starting to built back there, but progress is slow.
Bosch and Infinion have the fabs there
- april_22 4y agosorry, misspelled infineon
- DocTomoe 4y agoYou are refering to Robotron, which mostly is known for their Z80s knockoffs (which often were less buggy than the originals.) Given that they did not create chips of their new design, I would not describe them as having been 'strong', though.
- Matthias247 4y agoMaybe more about AMD having had fabs there, which then transitioned into Globalfoundries?
- DocTomoe 4y agoHm, "decades" implies GDR ... AMD eventually bought some of Robotron's facilities, though.
- Matthias247 4y agoPossibly. But start of 2000 when AMD and Infineon in Dresden where in vogue is also more than a decade ago.
- DocTomoe 4y agoTrue. I like to avoid thinking that way. It makes me feel old.