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| Site of Intel's new fab in New Albany, Ohio |
Intel is building a new microchip fabrication factory in New Albany, Ohio. They announced their plan a year ago. Amazon has purchased 400 acres there as well. New Albany has come a long way from when I used to pass through there.
One of the big challenges of building a fab in a small city is finding the 5,000+ construction workers needed to build it. This graphic says 5K, but it may be out of date. I read somewhere that it takes 11,000 electricians to build a fab.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/central-libraries/us/en/documents/what-does-it-take-to-build-a-fab.pdf
Here's something more recent:
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/industrials-and-electronics/our-insights/semiconductor-fabs-construction-challenges-in-the-united-states