Globalfoundries: Next-generation chip factories will cost at least $10 billion

The economics of the chip industry are pretty staggering. Sanjay Jha, CEO of contract chip manufacturer Globalfoundries, recently told me that it could cost $10 billion to $12 billion to build a next-generation chip factory, based on the latest technology dubbed 7-nanometer production. And the generation after that, dubbed 5-nanometer production, could cost $14 billion […]