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Intel fabs: "No fewer than 11 new plants are being built from the ground up, with several overhauls in progress, most of which average about 130,000 feet of clean room -- the dust-free labs where the chips are composed.
Consider this partial list of recent or ongoing construction: Arizona: 150,000 feet of clean-room space; California: 100,000 feet dedicated to flash in Santa Clara; Oregon: 300,000 feet in place, with a third being upgraded; Massachusetts: a 2-year-old purchase from Digital Equipment undergoing an $800 million, 2-year conversion process; New Mexico: three fabs with at least $2 billion being spent to build 133,000 feet dedicated to producing .13 micron chips; Ireland: two fabs in excess of 100,000 feet already up, with another $2 billion fab in excess of 130,000 feet coming online in 2001; Israel: 130,000 feet of clean-room space."
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