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*$87M for 200 nm fab [https://swarajyamag.com/tech/many-upcoming-ic-fabs-do-not-need-euv-or-3-billion-investment-contrary-to-what-some-may-think] | *$87M for 200 nm fab [https://swarajyamag.com/tech/many-upcoming-ic-fabs-do-not-need-euv-or-3-billion-investment-contrary-to-what-some-may-think] | ||
*65 nm fab - $40M [https://www.eetimes.com/shift-to-65-nm-has-its-costs/] | *65 nm fab - $40M [https://www.eetimes.com/shift-to-65-nm-has-its-costs/] | ||
*Around $1M per machine - with hundreds of such machines. Most expensive machine is $120M. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_fabrication_plant#:~:text=Estimates%20put%20the%20cost%20of,4%20billion%20not%20being%20uncommon.] | |||
Revision as of 15:32, 17 May 2022
- $30M to develop 65nm devices, $500M to develop 3 nm [1]
- $170M to produce 90 nm in Indiana. [2]
- Arduino is 350 nm [3] - 'wouldn't be asking on Reddit if it mattered'
- Original Nintendo was 8 bit. 32 bit microprocessors such as 8 Core 80Mhz are 350 nm [4] - 2006
- $4M design and $200k tooling for 130 nm [5]
- $87M for 200 nm fab [6]
- 65 nm fab - $40M [7]
- Around $1M per machine - with hundreds of such machines. Most expensive machine is $120M. [8]