Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tony Viola who wrote (59454)	10/20/2001 3:00:30 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 275872

"Sure, and there aren't any in Illinois either except the worst one in the history of the US was there." Yeah, and an asteroid could smash it also. While Andreas wasn't quite accurate to say there are no earthquakes in Germany, they haven't had one large enough to be damaging in recorded history, except from some mine collapses. gfz-potsdam.de The most realistic scenario would involve some minor shaking which could ruin wafers being processed at that moment, and perhaps some time lost due to having to do unscheduled alignments. Intel builds their fabs in much more dangerous areas. It is more likely that Intel fabs become a terrorist target because of their fabs in Israel, than Fab30 getting hit with an earthquake or taken out by an asteroid...