Comments on: Rapidus picks Hokkaido for $36bn 2nm fab

By: David Manners

David Manners — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 20:18:31 +0000

In reply to Mike Bryant. Ha Ha. Or maybe they think Newport Wafer Fab is a 2nm fab.

By: Mike Bryant

Mike Bryant — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 16:18:16 +0000

In reply to David Manners. Well that's how much a fab cost in the late 80s and they've heard semiconductors cost the same as back then :-)

By: David Manners

David Manners — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:03:22 +0000

In reply to Mike Bryant. Ha Ha. How very true Mike. These people calling for a strategy to make the UK independent of Asian manufacturing probably think a leading edge fab costs millions.

By: Mike Bryant

Mike Bryant — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:24:59 +0000

At least everybody is being realistic up front about how much advanced fabs now cost. The EU would probably expect it to be done for $5bn, and the UK for a few million.

By: David Manners

David Manners — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:06:04 +0000

In reply to Fast Eddie. There are no shortages of handsome princes for Rapidus among the Japanese electronics companies, FE

By: Fast Eddie

Fast Eddie — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:01:32 +0000

In reply to David Manners. Just to mix my metaphors, TSMC is the ugly duckling who found her handsome prince. Apple financed expansion of TSMC in return for a guaranteed supply of leading edge cell phone chips. TSMC has a guaranteed customer and Apple has a guaranteed supply.

By: David Manners

David Manners — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:33:11 +0000

In reply to Fast Eddie. One of the two organisations which set up TSMC was the Taiwan government, FE. More like the kiss of life, I’d say.

By: Fast Eddie

Fast Eddie — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:46:45 +0000

Government management is the kiss of death for a business.