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To: fyodor_ who wrote (37949)	5/1/2001 10:57:03 AM
From: dale_laroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

"AMD hasn't indicated that it intends to convert either of its current Fabs to 300mm. I don't know the requirements of doing such a conversion, however." Fab30 is designed to accommodate a conversion to 300mm wafers. However, such a conversion would probably cost too much to be worthwhile. A better strategy would probably be to convert Fab25 to 300mm wafers at the same time it is converted to copper. However, AMD intends to leave Fab25 with aluminum interconnects and convert it to flash instead. >How much would Fab 35 cost? $2bn+ ;-)< Way plus. The estimate I read was $3.5 billion to $4.0 billion. What I would like to know is how much of this is for building, including clean room, and how much is for the line equipment? >Remember, it typically takes around 3 years from ground-breaking to final production status is reached.< AMD can get a flash fab from ground breaking to first shipments in 18 months. Processor fabs take a little longer, but is still only about two years. Ground breaking for Fab25 was July 1993. Equipment installation began Q3 1994. First silicon was December 1994.