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We don't want to spin up wafer fabs because, historically, they had a tendency to turn into Superfund sites. That's why the more modern approach is to build th
by zozbot234 9mo ago
We don't want to spin up wafer fabs because, historically, they had a tendency to turn into Superfund sites. That's why the more modern approach is to build the fab in the middle of a frickin' desert.
- ahartmetz 9mo agoHistorically, but likely not anymore. You wouldn't be allowed to casually poison the ground in a Western factory anymore and we have the technology to keep the environment mostly clean. I don't even see it being very expensive compared to other fab costs. Have a sealed floor and proper waste / exhaust processing, don't spill in the first place. Things must be extremely well controlled anyway.