Tuesday, February 10th 2009
Intel to Invest $7 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing Facilities
Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini today announced the company would spend $7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facilities in the United States. The investment funds deployment of Intel's industry-leading 32 nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology that will be used to build faster, smaller chips that consume less energy. The commitment represents Intel's largest-ever investment for a new manufacturing process.
"We're investing in America to keep Intel and our nation at the forefront of innovation," Otellini said. "These manufacturing facilities will produce the most advanced computing technology in the world. The capabilities of our 32nm factories are truly extraordinary, and the chips they produce will become the basic building blocks of the digital world, generating economic returns far beyond our industry."
Intel's investment will be made at existing manufacturing sites in Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico and will support approximately 7,000 high-wage, high-skill jobs at those locations -- part of a total Intel workforce of more than 45,000 in the U.S. Intel, while generating more than 75 percent of its sales overseas, carries out roughly 75 percent of its semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. At the same time, about 75 percent of the company's R&D spending and capital investments are also made in the U.S.
The technology used in Intel's manufacturing process builds chip circuitry 32nm (32/billionth of a meter or about 1/millionth of an inch) across - incredibly small, atomic level structures.
The first Intel processors to be built using this technology are codenamed "Westmere" and will initially be used in desktop and mobile mainstream systems. Westmere combines Intel's latest high-performance micro-architecture ("Nehalem") with graphics capability integrated into the processor. As a result, computer manufacturers will be able to increase performance and simplify system manufacturing compared to current systems. Outstanding 32nm manufacturing and product health are enabling Intel to accelerate the Westmere production ramp beginning in 2009. Additional 32nm products will follow in 2010.
Otellini will discuss the importance of new technology and investing for the future at 9 a.m. EST today during a speech at the Economic Club of Washington, DC. In addition, Intel executives will be on-hand at an event beginning at 10 a.m. PST in San Francisco to provide the world's first public demonstration of a fully functional 32nm based device - the first Westmere processor.
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Intel
"We're investing in America to keep Intel and our nation at the forefront of innovation," Otellini said. "These manufacturing facilities will produce the most advanced computing technology in the world. The capabilities of our 32nm factories are truly extraordinary, and the chips they produce will become the basic building blocks of the digital world, generating economic returns far beyond our industry."
Intel's investment will be made at existing manufacturing sites in Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico and will support approximately 7,000 high-wage, high-skill jobs at those locations -- part of a total Intel workforce of more than 45,000 in the U.S. Intel, while generating more than 75 percent of its sales overseas, carries out roughly 75 percent of its semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. At the same time, about 75 percent of the company's R&D spending and capital investments are also made in the U.S.
The technology used in Intel's manufacturing process builds chip circuitry 32nm (32/billionth of a meter or about 1/millionth of an inch) across - incredibly small, atomic level structures.
The first Intel processors to be built using this technology are codenamed "Westmere" and will initially be used in desktop and mobile mainstream systems. Westmere combines Intel's latest high-performance micro-architecture ("Nehalem") with graphics capability integrated into the processor. As a result, computer manufacturers will be able to increase performance and simplify system manufacturing compared to current systems. Outstanding 32nm manufacturing and product health are enabling Intel to accelerate the Westmere production ramp beginning in 2009. Additional 32nm products will follow in 2010.
Otellini will discuss the importance of new technology and investing for the future at 9 a.m. EST today during a speech at the Economic Club of Washington, DC. In addition, Intel executives will be on-hand at an event beginning at 10 a.m. PST in San Francisco to provide the world's first public demonstration of a fully functional 32nm based device - the first Westmere processor.
24 Comments on Intel to Invest $7 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing Facilities
The job cuts that INTEL did all ready world wide , will cause more INTEL sales ... ??
The market is one , the nation is Earth , and lies and hope is just a toy , to boost moral.
I'm sure there were huge government incentives (on federal and state levels). Great for those that get hired for both the building and eventual production!
I bet you didn't get nearly as pissed off and didn't bitch and moan nearly as hard when AMD opened their fab plant in Germany.
The latest fashion even at north east Europe , that labor are cheap ...
Are the "full automated" production lines .
God help as all , if our dream are to work for INTEL as glass cleaners .
Keep in mind, that success called the global market share .
By winning few points here , and loose few points there , does not make you a winner.
If i produce oranges , and i have to eat them all by my self , were is the good at it . :laugh:
Intel, Cisco and others are quietly addressing this issue with urgency due to certain governments applying pressure.
Btw, there is an aggressive time line for these changes to be made. ;)
Some info:
www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/Cisco-partners-sell-fake-routers-to-US-military-/0,339028227,339288994,00.htm
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5693207
So with most of their research/manufacturing base in the U.S. and their choices limited to U.S., Europe and Asia they might as well consolidate their manufacturing here.
You whining about it isn't going to stop anyone from buying their products.
Them openning a plant in the US intead of another one in Taiwan is certainly not going to matter to anyone.
And certainly a US based company trying to help the US economy isn't a bad thing at all. Why should they help another country's economy before helping their own?
do you know how "environment friendly" are those factories ?
There is no gain on the table , just false hope.
The last six months , i have daily as food "false hopes" , its time US to have their .