Holy wafers, Batman! Looks like Intel is opening yet another, 65 nm facility. Could this be a sneak preview of a major move for the company? Only time will tell.

Leixlip (Ireland) - Intel expands the production capability of 65 nm and future 45 nm processors with the official opening of its third 65 nm facility. Leixlip, Ireland joins the Chandler, AZ, and Hillsboro, OR, factories to protect one of Intel’s most valuable assets - the firms lead in chip production techniques and capacity.

Fab 24-2 in Leixlip has begun production on 300 mm wafers and a 65 nm manufacturing process about three months ago and since then has contributed to Intel’s capability to produce more 65 nm than 90 nm processors. Intel claims that the $2 billion factory has the “potential” to “generate the world’s highest microprocessor output at the lowest cost.”

The two other 65 nm facilities are “D1D” in Oregon, which also serves as research and development fab as well as Fab 12 which recently was retrofitted for 65 nm production…. Source: TH