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While they do have their own bespoke fab, the description given there is wildly more impressive than I've ever heard it described by people not giving speeches.

For obvious reasons they are always going to need their own fab to some extent, because some applications are just too low volume or would leak way too much project specific information. Wherever the truth lies, I'm sure nothing coming out of there is general purpose computing meant for typical nsa run systems.

It's not too hard to figure out who they're using for mainstream chips and mid size run custom fabs. Look for well established strong us based companies that use us designers that have good analog and small cmos process digital fabs that are located in the US - especially new york, texas and oregon.

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That's from 1998 , when building fabs was cheap. I wonder what manufacturing process their latest factory uses.

Bamford mentions it briefly in one of his books, either The Puzzle Palace or Body of Secrets. They've had chip fab capabilities for some time before the 1990's.

As of a few years ago the federal government has started a "trusted foundry" project to sign on and create new domestic fabs. I don't know where it's at, but the intention has been stated.

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