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Intel opens new chip plant

Intel announced the opening of a new chipmaking plant using copper wires and the advanced 130-nanometer (.13-micron) manufacturing process, which allows smaller features to be printed on chips. The company invested $2 billion to construct and equip the new facility, Fab 22, in Chandler, Ariz.

David Becker Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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Intel announced the opening of a new chipmaking plant using wires and the advanced 130-nanometer (.13-micron) manufacturing process, which allows smaller features to be printed on chips. The company invested $2 billion to construct and equip the new facility, Fab 22, in Chandler, Ariz.