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How to Build a $20 Billion Semiconductor Fab
Moore's 2nd Law states that the cost of a semiconductor fab doubles about every four years. In the early 1970s a fab cost just $4M to build. Today, modern fabs cost up to $25B.
This week on Construction Physics, Brian Potter looks at what it takes to build a fab.
@Bob Hawkes "Manipulating huge volumes of matter on the atomic level, repeatedly and reliably, 24 hours a day 365 days a year, is an enormously expensive undertaking."
Read more in this in-depth article:
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-to-build-a-20-billion-semiconductor
Moore's 2nd Law states that the cost of a semiconductor fab doubles about every four years. In the early 1970s a fab cost just $4M to build. Today, modern fabs cost up to $25B.
This week on Construction Physics, Brian Potter looks at what it takes to build a fab.
@Bob Hawkes "Manipulating huge volumes of matter on the atomic level, repeatedly and reliably, 24 hours a day 365 days a year, is an enormously expensive undertaking."
Read more in this in-depth article:
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-to-build-a-20-billion-semiconductor
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