Intel Opening New Chip Plant in Arizona

October 25, 2007 By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Technology Writer Intel Opening New Chip Plant in Arizona (AP)

Intel Corp. chief executive Paul Otellini gestures as he talks about future Intel chips using lower power at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco in this Sept. 18, 2007, file photo. Intel is opening a new $3 billion factory in Arizona, widening its lead over rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in the industry's switch to a new chip-making technique. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- In the latest display of its manufacturing might, Intel Corp. is opening a new $3 billion factory in Arizona, widening its lead over rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in the industry's switch to a new chip-making technique.



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    I wonder why they're opening the plant in the US instead of Singapore or China. Maybe the government doesn't allow them to use the advanced technology out there.

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