A look at GlobalFoundries' Fab 8 in NY

Posted on Sunday, April 04 2010 @ 19:46 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

ExtremeTech had the opportunity to visit GlobalFoundries' new facility in New York, you can find all the details and photos over here.

Very few chip factories are built from the ground up these days. So I leaped at the chance to visit GlobalFoundries' new facility in upstate New York. Though the factory is still years away from mass producing chips for our computers and cell phones, it's still impressive, both in the magnitude of the facility and the advanced technology that it represents.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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