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...The mega-site, spanning some 1,000 acres of predominantly former farmland, could accommodate eight chip factories, or fabs, with a total investment of as much as $100bn over the next decade....
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...New variants doing the rounds include the Fab Four or even the Terrific Two and Floppy Five....
...The expansion of homegrown fabs will also boost business for equipment makers such as Applied Materials. But development is expensive and takes years....
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