Intel will make an investment for 14-nm silicon

Published:2012/5/28 1:57:00 Author:Ecco From:SeekIC

The Intel wafer fab complex in Leixlip Ireland receives an investment to allow it to manufacture 14-nm silicon, although the investment is expected to be over $1 billion. The company revealed in a presentation to analysts on May 10.

According to the presentation given by Intel CEO Paul Otellini, there are three Intel fabs sets in investment for 14-nm. These are fab D1X in Oregon, Fab 42 in Arizona and Fab 24 in Leixlip near Dublin, Ireland. The 14-nm process technology is expected to start being used in 2013.

Intel was reported to have chosen Ireland over Israel for the 14-nm investment back in September 2011. Intel is bringing up 22-nm production at Fab 28 in Kiryat Gat, Israel.

Intel closed down its Fab 14 in Leixlip near Dublin in the summer of 2009 reducing the number of fabs it operates on the campus to three, labeled Fabs 10, 24 and 24-2. Intel committed to spend about $500 million rebuilding the shell and infrastructure of the old Fab 14 building in January 2011, but without saying what plans it had for manufacturing process technologies in the reconditioned shell. Now it is reported that Intel Ireland has confirmed that it is now set to produce future generations of chips but would not indicate the level of investment or how soon it would take place.

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