Tuesday, December 2nd 2008

AMD Foundry Plant in New York Gains Approval

Dec 2nd, 2008 12:26 Discuss (26 Comments)

The Empire State Development Corporation, New York's economic development authority has approved $1.2 billion in state incentives for a foundry fab plant in Malta, NY by the AMD (eventually The Foundry Company). The incentives are tied to a $4.6 billion fab plant that will make computer chips for semiconductor companies, employing an estimated 1,465 people once completed. The plant will be located in the Luther Forest Technology Campus about 10 miles north of Saratoga Springs.

The $1.2 billion incentive comprises of tax-breaks and cash to AMD, toward building the plant. The development authority's five-member board of directors met in Manhattan for the vote, which was unanimously in favor of it. A public hearing regarding the incentives will be held Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Luther Forest site.

Source: Business Journal

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26 Comments on AMD Foundry Plant in New York Gains Approval

suraswami

Woo Hoo! Made in USA finally!

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

suraswamiWoo Hoo! Made in USA finally!

Not exactly, you could see a "Diffused in USA, Made in China/Malaysia", Like we see "Diffused in Germany" for current chips.

suraswami

btarunrNot exactly, you could see a "Diffused in USA, Made in China/Malaysia", Like we see "Diffused in Germany" for current chips.

Damn it:mad: As long as it is not diffused in China I am ok.

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

suraswamiDamn it:mad: As long as it is not diffused in China I am ok.

Why, doesn't China/Taiwan make like 95% of your PC hardware? Don't stereotype China as "cheap/substandard", at least not in a 2008 setting, and with PC hardware the level of CPUs. They've come a long, long way.

KBD

This is excellent news for us New Yorkers and AMD. Upstate NY deperately needs these jobs and its economy revitalized so this will be great for the local economy and it helps AMD make better chips

TheMailMan78

Big Member

btarunrWhy, doesn't China/Taiwan make like 95% of your PC hardware? Don't stereotype China as "cheap/substandard", at least not in a 2008 setting. They've come a long, long way.

Especially with their baby milk additives. :laugh:

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

TheMailMan78Especially with their baby milk additives. :laugh:

I'm talking in context of computer hardware.

suraswami

btarunrWhy, doesn't China/Taiwan make like 95% of your PC hardware? Don't stereotype China as "cheap/substandard", at least not in a 2008 setting, and with PC hardware the level of CPUs. They've come a long, long way.

I know that and I am not totally against any country, I am just favoring some. My experience is something made in USA, Germany or Malaysia clocks well than China (for eg Crucial ram, Kingston Ram and A64 CPU).

TUngsten

I grew up just up the road from Malta! lol

#10

TheMailMan78

Big Member

btarunrI'm talking in context of computer hardware.

I know man. Also I agree with you 100%. I was just messing with ya. I just couldn't pass up the chance to be a smart ass.

#11

FordGT90Concept

"I go fast!1!11!1!"

They been talking about this for many, many years. I really don't know what to make of it anymore. :/

#12

mdm-adph

btarunrI'm talking in context of computer hardware.

With their lead additives, then.

They've come a long way, but they've got a long way to go, especially when it comes to toxic substances control.

#13

PCpraiser100

Awesome!! This will affect everything over how AMD products are priced as well as the quality of the product depending on how its shipped to North America. CPU sale prices will decrease so this is great for budget builders.

#14

suraswami

PCpraiser100Awesome!! This will affect everything over how AMD products are priced as well as the quality of the product depending on how its shipped to North America. CPU sale prices will decrease so this is great for budget builders.

Not necessarily the price as it might be little bit more expensive per chip when you consider the labor cost here.

#15

erocker

Any "foundry, plant, or factory" being built in the US is such a nice change from where things have been going. I'm very happy to see these types of business being built up here.

#16

mdm-adph

suraswamiNot necessarily the price as it might be little bit more expensive per chip when you consider the labor cost here.

But even that'll probably be offset by the fact that AMD will be able to produce more chips and be more competitive in the marketplace. :D

#17

PCpraiser100

erockerAny "foundry, plant, or factory" being built in the US is such a nice change from where things have been going. I'm very happy to see these types of business being built up here.

Yeah, makes me feel confident that these chips are definitely not gonna be crap, international-made chips give me the shivers now when I'm gaming because you never know what they do with them, its pandora's box for crying out loud when I'm OC'ing. Like to see AMD (Foundryt) create chips that were meant to overclock to compete with other foundries so I will definitely feel safer in the BIOS, unlike what AMD loyalists state that overclocking is bad. Then on the other hand, they will probab;y start off with diffusing.

#18

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

mdm-adphThey've come a long way, but they've got a long way to go, especially when it comes to toxic substances control.

Therefore, ROHS.

#19

tkpenalty

TheMailMan78Especially with their baby milk additives. :laugh:

I'd say that the American equivalent of baby milk additives is LOADS of sugar.

#20

mdm-adph

btarunrTherefore, ROHS.

Well, that wasn't their idea. It's a good plan, though, and one that I'm sure a lot of Americans wish they had the protection of right now. :D

#21

dazed554

I live near Albany, NY. I have been hearing about this on the news for a while now.

#22

zithe

KBDThis is excellent news for us New Yorkers and AMD. Upstate NY deperately needs these jobs and its economy revitalized so this will be great for the local economy and it helps AMD make better chips

Woot. I'm (technically) in upstate NY. ^_^

#23

Hayder_Master

ohh, amd rise now

#24

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

Very good news and Im glad to see it get approved. Not knocking or anything, but if they do so well with PC hardware, you would think QC and safety/health standards would transfer over.

Anyways, this is very good news and I cannot wait for it to be completed and chips to start rolling off. Id say 3 years perhaps...

#25

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

mdm-adphWell, that wasn't their idea. It's a good plan, though, and one that I'm sure a lot of Americans wish they had the protection of right now. :D

ROHS was the outcome of the "jacked-up" standards EU and USA came up with. Your own profit-hungry corporations made sure computer hardware manufacturing shifted from your place over to Asia, then your governments jacked up the standards, and now your corporations expect them to keep giving you their produce, which tries hard to play the balancing act between cutting costs and trying to conform to standards that keep rising according to the whims of your environment protection boards. You only have your own corporations to blame, not the Chinese. They've been making hardware in accordance with the standards that were set to them decades ago when they started getting business from your corporations.

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