Inside AMD: AnandTech Tours AMD's Fab 30

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Enjoy!

 

[TonyB]

no pics? boo

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: TonyB
no pics? boo

No big surprise. But if you look around AMD's site, you'll find a couple minute video from inside that fab.

Very nice article, Anand! (And both you and Evan have an email. )

 

[First]

Originally posted by: TonyB
no pics? boo

Yup, sorry. Hopefully next time around AMD will let us take as many pictures as NVIDIA did.

EDIT: Thanks for the heads up Wingz.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Phantastisch!

I've submitted my resume twice to AMD to specifically work at FAB 30. No bites yet...

 

[Sunner]

The combination of the Fab and the Dresden Design Center (DDC) was said to require a $2.3 million investment, with close to $2M already spent and the remaining $300M due to be used by the end of 2003. For an advanced microprocessor fabrication facility like Fab 30 this is the going rate for start-up costs, which is a major part of the reason why there are only two big competitors in the desktop CPU market; with such high barriers to entry, it?s very difficult to become a mass market competitor in the CPU business.

Evan, I think you mean $2.3 billion, and $2B there

Oh and I forgot to add, nice article, shame you couldn't take any pics, but that was hardly a surprise

 

[First]

Originally posted by: Sunner

The combination of the Fab and the Dresden Design Center (DDC) was said to require a $2.3 million investment, with close to $2M already spent and the remaining $300M due to be used by the end of 2003. For an advanced microprocessor fabrication facility like Fab 30 this is the going rate for start-up costs, which is a major part of the reason why there are only two big competitors in the desktop CPU market; with such high barriers to entry, it?s very difficult to become a mass market competitor in the CPU business.

Evan, I think you mean $2.3 billion, and $2B there

Oh and I forgot to add, nice article, shame you couldn't take any pics, but that was hardly a surprise

Thanks, I'll tell Anand to correct it.

 

[Random Variable]

Nice article. But once again I have to ask, "Why the fvck did AMD have to build Fab 30 on the other side of the Atlantic?" :frown:

 

[Shalmanese]

Exactly why is this being put in GH anyway? I thought there was a perfectly servicable Anandtech Articles forum builts specifically for these kind of threads.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: Shalmanese
Exactly why is this being put in GH anyway? I thought there was a perfectly servicable Anandtech Articles forum builts specifically for these kind of threads.

Do you want any cheese with that whine?

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: Shalmanese
Exactly why is this being put in GH anyway? I thought there was a perfectly servicable Anandtech Articles forum builts specifically for these kind of threads.

so munches like you know that there is more to this site then just the forums,

 

[Adul]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=7216

looks like they went has well

 

[thorin]

Originally posted by: Vespasian
Nice article. But once again I have to ask, "Why the fvck did AMD have to build Fab 30 on the other side of the Atlantic?" :frown:

What difference does it make to you? As the article points out the processors are still packaged etc on this side......

Thorin

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: thorin

Originally posted by: Vespasian
Nice article. But once again I have to ask, "Why the fvck did AMD have to build Fab 30 on the other side of the Atlantic?" :frown:

What difference does it make to you? As the article points out the processors are still packaged etc on this side......

Thorin

I'm jealous. Pretty soon there are going to be no fabs in North America.

 

[BentValve]

I wish I could take a tour there for my vacation this year, screw Hawaii ! Oh well at least I have a few Athlons as soveniers.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: thorin

Originally posted by: Vespasian
Nice article. But once again I have to ask, "Why the fvck did AMD have to build Fab 30 on the other side of the Atlantic?" :frown:

What difference does it make to you? As the article points out the processors are still packaged etc on this side......

Aren't they packaged in Malaysia?

 

[Swanny]

Very nice article!

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: Vespasian

Originally posted by: thorin

Originally posted by: Vespasian
Nice article. But once again I have to ask, "Why the fvck did AMD have to build Fab 30 on the other side of the Atlantic?" :frown:

What difference does it make to you? As the article points out the processors are still packaged etc on this side......

Thorin

I'm jealous. Pretty soon there are going to be no fabs in North America.

based on what?

AMD is building anew fab in texas, intel is building a new one somewhere not to mention the couple they have here in az.

 

[human2k]

dam..no pictures... except of the FAB building.

 

[Adul]

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1580/

also visits

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: Adul

Originally posted by: Vespasian

Originally posted by: thorin

Originally posted by: Vespasian
Nice article. But once again I have to ask, "Why the fvck did AMD have to build Fab 30 on the other side of the Atlantic?" :frown:

What difference does it make to you? As the article points out the processors are still packaged etc on this side......

Thorin

I'm jealous. Pretty soon there are going to be no fabs in North America.

based on what?

AMD is building anew fab in texas, intel is building a new one somewhere not to mention the couple they have here in az.

Won't that facility be for flash memory? And I'm basing my statement on the future plans of semiconductor companies like Motorola and National.

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: Vespasian

Originally posted by: Adul

Originally posted by: Vespasian

Originally posted by: thorin

Originally posted by: Vespasian
Nice article. But once again I have to ask, "Why the fvck did AMD have to build Fab 30 on the other side of the Atlantic?" :frown:

What difference does it make to you? As the article points out the processors are still packaged etc on this side......

Thorin

I'm jealous. Pretty soon there are going to be no fabs in North America.

based on what?

AMD is building anew fab in texas, intel is building a new one somewhere not to mention the couple they have here in az.

Won't that facility be for flash memory? And I'm basing my statement on the future plans of semiconductor companies like Motorola and National.

well considering there is so many other companies with fabs,