Comment by arcticbull

Comment by arcticbull 3 days ago

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And GlobalFoundries (ex-AMD, ex-IBM). There's also less cutting edge process stuff at ONSemi, TI, Micron, Analog Devices, Diodes Inc and I'm sure I'm missing a few.

Even Apple has their own fab.

electronbeam 3 days ago

I hadn’t heard about Apple, is the node size public?

  • arcticbull 3 days ago

    They picked up the old Maxim fab in San Jose almost 10 years ago. Not sure what's happening in there now and I assume the people who do aren't likely to spill the beans :) unless its as shuttered I guess.

    [1] https://appleinsider.com/articles/15/12/14/apple-buys-former...

    • Reason077 2 days ago

      The San Jose facility is active. There was some controversy surrounding it recently as some members of the public have been complaining that they’ve been illegally releasing solvents into the environment, which resulted in some EPA investigation/enforcement action [1].

      According to some reports they may be developing micro-LED display tech there, not necessarily chips.

      [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40772224

KSS42 2 days ago

GF is 14/12 nm. Not really cutting edge anymore

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