AMD FAB in New York, USA

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Gov. George Pataki on Friday announced a state financial deal under which AMD will build a chip factory in New York. The plan is going to be authorized on Friday afternoon for the state to offer the incentives. AMD is to invest US$3.2 Billion in the plant, while the state would offer a total of 1 Billion, included are additional tax abatement offers for choosing the state. The new factory is scheduled for construction at the beginning of 2007 and should become fully operational sometime in 2010, and will house a total of 1.2 million square foot of floor space.

Actually, unconfirmed news of a new plant in New York State has come just days after AMD announced their plans to spend US$2.5 billion to expand and upgrade its chip factories Fab30 and Fab36 for 65nm process in Dresden, Germany, and expected to be completed in mid-2009. On Thursday, Intel just opened a new US$2 Billion factory near Dublin in Ireland that will produce processors using 300mm wafers, using a 65nm process. The new factory would help AMD compete effectively with Intel Corp.

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[Alec§taar]

Excellent news (economically & as a fan of this companes' products)

Gov. George Pataki on Friday announced a state financial deal under which AMD will build a chip factory in New York. The plan is going to be authorized on Friday afternoon for the state to offer the incentives. AMD is to invest US$3.2 Billion in the plant, while the state would offer a total of 1 Billion, included are additional tax abatement offers for choosing the state. The new factory is scheduled for construction at the beginning of 2007 and should become fully operational sometime in 2010, and will house a total of 1.2 million square foot of floor space.

Actually, unconfirmed news of a new plant in New York State has come just days after AMD announced their plans to spend US$2.5 billion to expand and upgrade its chip factories Fab30 and Fab36 for 65nm process in Dresden, Germany, and expected to be completed in mid-2009. On Thursday, Intel just opened a new US$2 Billion factory near Dublin in Ireland that will produce processors using 300mm wafers, using a 65nm process. The new factory would help AMD compete effectively with Intel Corp.

Source: HKEPC

Excellent news - this is my "home state" here in the U.S.A., & now that I've 'returned to the AMD fold', it is awesome to hear news of it!

I wonder what city it will be in, because it's not a TINY state...

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APK

P.S.=> My fav. "oem's" in this industry are Western Digital, AMD, &/or NVidia... they produce excellent stuff imo & experience!

Put it THIS way - I wouldn't mind working for any of them, because I believe in their products & have a DECENT working knowledge of them (product knowledge, especially hands-on, sells! There is nothing quite like it imo)... apk

 

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its not going to be in a city, its going to be out in the boonies near the IBM plants. So is this truly a confirmed happening now? I last heard about this several weeks ago when it was merely a possibility. If they do this, it is absolutely amazing, as i too am a denizen of New York (upstate) and as i'm planning on studying electrical engineering or computer engineering... co-op or job op possibility... me likey

 

[Alec§taar]

its not going to be in a city, its going to be out in the boonies near the IBM plants.

Ah, then it's going to be by Poughkeepsie N.Y. (about 30 minutes out of N.Y. City iirc, to the north of it)...

(I know the area, I worked it years ago on a job & that's nearby IBM's facilities there).

So is this truly a confirmed happening now? I last heard about this several weeks ago when it was merely a possibility. If they do this, it is absolutely amazing, as i too am a denizen of New York (upstate) and as i'm planning on studying electrical engineering or computer engineering... co-op or job op possibility... me likey

Right, that's how you ought to be thinking of this - as an opportunity (on many levels).



* Interesting to the max!

APK