Sander Sassen van Hardware Central heeft een interview gepost met een AMD mannetje, over de gisteren geopende Fab30 fabriek in Dresden. In het interview krijgen we eindelijk antwoord op de essentiële levensvraag waar het getalletje 30 in de naam Fab30 vandaag komt:
Q2: What does the '30' in Fab 30 stand for?
A2: It stands for the number of years after AMD was founded in which the Fab started production. AMD was founded in 1969; Fab 30 began production in 1999, 30 years after the birth of the company, thus Fab 30.Q3: Are there any other AMD operations in Dresden besides Fab 30?
A3: Yes, in addition to Fab 30, AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH also includes the Dresden Design Center (DDC). The DDC has systems and silicon design capability to bring products from concept to market. The initial projects involving DDC have been in the areas of wired and wireless communications systems. Currently, the DDC is developing a new southbridge device which incorporates communications features that complements AMD‘s next generation microprocessors.
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