How much does a chip fab cost? Internet says $10-20B [cost] The last paragraph says they "would need about a dozen new fabs to be built and in full volume pro

How much does a chip fab cost? Internet says $10-20B [cost] The last paragraph says they "would need about a dozen new fabs to be built and in full volume production by 2030" max out 12*20 = $240B, but they say total cost $500B. Supply chain really on par with fab cost? Hm. [cost] - ChatG estimates $10-20 for SOTA on par with TSMC - https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-semiconductor-fabrication-plant-or-wafer-fab-lab-like-Intel-s-FABs https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-semic... - transitively sourced to a "third-party analysis by IBS" https://www.granitefirm.com/blog/us/2023/04/29/cost-of-chip-foundry/ https://www.granitefirm.com/blog/us/2023/04/29/cost-of-chip-...