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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Yousef who wrote (40705)11/3/1998 2:59:00 AM
From: kash johal  Read Replies (1) of 1574101
 
Yousef,

AMD seems to have been investing heavily in Fab 30.
Looks like first silicon is due to be run this quarter in Dresden.

Perhaps they will capture 50% of total CPU market next year after all.
Should be able to crank out 0.18 by mid year if they are starting pilot lots already.

Enjoy:

FAB 30 FACTS

Facility Size:
Approximately 875,000 square feet-total project
Manufacturing "clean-room" - 90,000 square feet
Office space - 194,000 square feet
170-Seat Auditorium
Full-Service Cafeteria

Schedule:
Project announced December 1995
Ground breaking October, 1996
Cornerstone ceremony May, 1997
Topping-off ceremony September, 1997
Equipment installation - Q2 1998
First silicon starts - Q4 1998

Capacity:
Approximately 6,000 eight-inch wafers per week

Staffing:
Approximately 1,400 at maximum capacity

Architectural Design:
Dr. Alfonso Mercurio - AMA Group

Project Responsibility:
Clean Room and Clean Facilities: Meissner + Wurst

Design Partner for Architecture & Engineering:
ATP, Achammer Tritthart Partner

Total Cost:
$1.9 Billion

Back to AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH

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Last Updated 10/13/98
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