Monday, September 10th 2007
Intel Builds New Factory in China
Intel today broke ground on its first 300mm wafer fabrication facility in Asia. The new factory, named Fab 68, will extend Intel's manufacturing leadership, while helping cultivate engineering talent, accelerate the growth of China's information technology (IT) ecosystem, and bring Intel's culture of environmental leadership to China. The $2.5 billion project is set to begin construction immediately and be operational in 2010. Fab 68 will cover 163,000 square meters of factory space and host a 15,000 square meter clean room.
"The scope and scale of our global manufacturing network gives Intel the ability to provide customers with leading-edge, energy-efficient products in high volume," said Craig Barrett, Chairman, Intel Corporation. "Fab 68 will have world-class infrastructure and be an integral part of our global manufacturing network while bringing us closer to our customers and partners in China."
"Intel's investment in Fab 68 comes at a time when Dalian's information technology industry is aiming to compete globally and become one of the top three IT clusters in China," said Dalian Mayor Xia Deren. "Fab 68 is not just bringing advanced chipset manufacturing to Dalian, Intel's presence will attract investment from virtually every segment of the IC industry, which in turn will have tremendous effect on the region's economy and industries. It is estimated that many suppliers are planning to follow Intel's lead and establish operations in Dalian. The cluster will help revitalizing the industries in China's Northeast region, and make Dalian rise to be one of the IT hubs in China."
Demonstrating its dedication to sustainable growth in Dalian, Fab 68 will be designed and built to minimize impact on the environment. "Intel has a long history of environmental leadership in our products and operations and we are applying the same world-class design and construction standards in Fab 68 that we apply everywhere in the world," said Kirby Jefferson, General Manager of Fab 68. "The design standards for Fab 68 meet Intel's high standards for environmental performance in all areas including water, energy and chemical waste management."
With its presence in Dalian, Intel plans initiatives aimed at developing the local talent pool. "Local talent development is a key component to our fab network strategy," said Wee Theng Tan, Vice President of Corporate Affairs Group and President of Intel China. "We're partnering with the Dalian University of Technology and the Dalian Municipal Government to establish the Semiconductor Technology Institute and donating a 200 mm wafer process line for training purposes. In the future, this Semiconductor Technology Institute will foster world-class talent for the IT industry in China and around the globe."
Intel investment in Fab 68 sets its total investment in China to close to US$ 4 billion. Intel has established two assembly and test plants in Shanghai and Chengdu, along with R&D centers and labs in Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere in China.
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"The scope and scale of our global manufacturing network gives Intel the ability to provide customers with leading-edge, energy-efficient products in high volume," said Craig Barrett, Chairman, Intel Corporation. "Fab 68 will have world-class infrastructure and be an integral part of our global manufacturing network while bringing us closer to our customers and partners in China."
"Intel's investment in Fab 68 comes at a time when Dalian's information technology industry is aiming to compete globally and become one of the top three IT clusters in China," said Dalian Mayor Xia Deren. "Fab 68 is not just bringing advanced chipset manufacturing to Dalian, Intel's presence will attract investment from virtually every segment of the IC industry, which in turn will have tremendous effect on the region's economy and industries. It is estimated that many suppliers are planning to follow Intel's lead and establish operations in Dalian. The cluster will help revitalizing the industries in China's Northeast region, and make Dalian rise to be one of the IT hubs in China."
Demonstrating its dedication to sustainable growth in Dalian, Fab 68 will be designed and built to minimize impact on the environment. "Intel has a long history of environmental leadership in our products and operations and we are applying the same world-class design and construction standards in Fab 68 that we apply everywhere in the world," said Kirby Jefferson, General Manager of Fab 68. "The design standards for Fab 68 meet Intel's high standards for environmental performance in all areas including water, energy and chemical waste management."
With its presence in Dalian, Intel plans initiatives aimed at developing the local talent pool. "Local talent development is a key component to our fab network strategy," said Wee Theng Tan, Vice President of Corporate Affairs Group and President of Intel China. "We're partnering with the Dalian University of Technology and the Dalian Municipal Government to establish the Semiconductor Technology Institute and donating a 200 mm wafer process line for training purposes. In the future, this Semiconductor Technology Institute will foster world-class talent for the IT industry in China and around the globe."
Intel investment in Fab 68 sets its total investment in China to close to US$ 4 billion. Intel has established two assembly and test plants in Shanghai and Chengdu, along with R&D centers and labs in Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere in China.
28 Comments on Intel Builds New Factory in China
Will lead paint be included with all Intel CPUs shipped from china?:laugh:
anyways yeah they should build one here in the US because I will bet everyone a cookie that if this was built in the US it wouldnt take until 2010 :shadedshu:shadedshuto be finished lol Intel oughtta consider that next time lol
Hard American labor for the win.
it has been statistically proven very recently by the UN that the US has the hardest workers in the world.:rockout::rockout::rockout:
Pretty soon America will consist of 2 types of people. One being people who own companies overseas, and the other being McDonalds employees--feeding these fat rich people.
this is just an economical gain for intel cheaper labour = higher profits = more money to invest, this might mean better research if they pump the money into that department.
china can own everybody tomorrow if they wanted to, all they have to do is rush everybody.
anyway back on topic its an economical move by intel to secure a higher profit, good on them maybe the chips will become cheaper.
See for yourself and if you read deep enough Asia has lower productivity rates than the US does so that speaks volumes to me as to why Intel should still consider the US
Oh and also ARTT dont expect those less expensive chips for quite some time considering the factory wont be finished being built till 2010:slap: and lord knows how many years it will take before the researchers stationed there start producing actual chip designs:slap: lol:laugh::laugh:
id say itll be a good 5 years before we see anything productive out of this factory but thats just my opinion:toast::toast::toast:
and thank you jock - this is the point i was trying to make earlier and failing hugely it seems. economics now more powerful than people think. all media fails to point out alot of things.
and i thoroughly dislike shoddy products. why should i spend my money to be brought closer to death? or in this case spend my money on something that will prolly explode in my face. this whole media explosion of stuff that apparently has no quality control has been know to me quite a long time now, they make their infreiror products and flood a market, making it next to impossible for someone to find quality stuff, becuase to the merchandizer, he gets more turnover and more profit of these cheap shoddy things.
I live in a third world country that is a dump site for china's crap so i KNOW.
Also, the reason US workers are so productive is because of the investment in cpaital and technology. Its pretty easy for someone to produce more of a product with advanced technology at his/her disposal. In less developed countries where wages are low, there is no need to invest in capital when it is unnecessary. Just employ more people. Simple economics people. So productivity is very rarely dependent on "how hard someone works". And thats why these figures mean squat to major corporations.