I have been told by a few sources but I have no proof that Intel was going to build that huge fab complex in Texas but decided against it since the Texas/ERCOT grid was so unreliable.
Has anyone else heard this?
Has anyone else heard this?
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-...
Honda has had two manufacturing plants in central Ohio for decades and 3-4 times as many people employed by the suppliers that popped up in the state than there are direct employees. Obviously the support/supply chain for Intel will be vastly different and won't be moving as much mass but it may make up for it in avg skillset and commensurate salary.
I read semiconductor plants need a lot of freshwater. It is confusing why Arizona is receiving so much investment in fabs. The entire west is lacking in water. With the exception of the Seattle area; there isn't a city out West that doesn't have a major water concern.
Meanwhile the Great Lakes have the largest bodies of freshwater in the world.