It usually takes at least two years to build and equip a semiconductor fabrication plant, known as a “fab,” which can cost billions of dollars. The most advanced machines that can be installed in the plants can top $100 million and are so large they require as many as three 747s to deliver.
Once fabs are built, a chip typically takes three months to make—or longer for the most-advanced ones.
It usually takes at least two years to build and equip a semiconductor fabrication plant, known as a “fab,” which can cost billions of dollars. The most advanced machines that can be installed in the plants can top $100 million and are so large they require as many as three 747s to deliver.
Once fabs are built, a chip typically takes three months to make—or longer for the most-advanced ones.