Probably to produce new nodes. You can’t just reuse old equipment.
Comment on Biden admin providing $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to make computer chips in New York and Vermont
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I am very very confused.
GlobalFoundaries just sold their chip fab in Fishkill NY in Feb 2023 source
Why are they now building a new chip fab in NY again?
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
ManixT@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think that’s just an old IBM plant they inherited. They’re actually head quartered out of Malta, NY and had their flagship foundry there, but I think dresden is currently their most advanced plant. It goes back and forth with node advancements