EETimes: TSMC estimates they hold 90% of the world's pending 28nm tape-outs

[jimbo75]

Well it depends, importing it or desalination? Abu Dhabi has many desalination plants already, and the technology is very good there.

I don't think Mubadala is going to be deterred due to a lack of water, put it that way.

 

[itsmydamnation]

At a step price:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Economics
Again...not a benefit.

i assuming you need very pure H2O for fabrication, there for your link has little relevence as it doesn't show the cost difference between purefication of rain/fresh water to fabrication grade water compared to salt water to fabrication grade water.

Also aparently taiwan gets a lot of its water for fabrication from Japan, now if we are just talking about rain water that makes just as much sense as building a fab in the middle of the desert.

a quick google brings:
http://msdssearch.dow.com/Published...seps/pdfs/noreg/177-02021.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc