Intel ponders Oregon fab upgrade
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Posted in PCs, 30th November 2005 10:42 GMT
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Intel may upgrade its Hillsboro, Oregon 200mm-wafer fab, dubbed Fab 20, to a 300mm-wafer plant, local press reports claim.
The move, noted in the Oregonian, could be followed by the construction of a further development fab, to be called D1E, at the location.
No decision has been made, it seems - these are simply options the chip giant is considering, the report implies.
The news is accompanied by separate reports that claim Intel has won $525m in funding from the Israeli government to build a new plant. The facility, Fab 28, is already in construction at Kiryat Gat. That's also the site of Intel's Fab 18. ®
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