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Re:Germany paying $5.5B for Intel fab by DocTomoe on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @11:14AM (#31655586)
You are refering to Robotron, which mostly is known for their Z80s knockoffs (which often were less buggy than the originals.) Given that they did not create chips of their new design, I would not describe them as having been 'strong', though.
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Re:Germany paying $5.5B for Intel fab by Matthias247 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @12:47PM (#31657018)
Maybe more about AMD having had fabs there, which then transitioned into Globalfoundries?
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Re:Germany paying $5.5B for Intel fab by DocTomoe on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @01:39PM (#31657711)
Hm, "decades" implies GDR ... AMD eventually bought some of Robotron's facilities, though.
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Re:Germany paying $5.5B for Intel fab by Matthias247 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @02:46PM (#31658504)
Possibly. But start of 2000 when AMD and Infineon in Dresden where in vogue is also more than a decade ago.
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Re:Germany paying $5.5B for Intel fab by DocTomoe on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @02:58PM (#31658635)
True. I like to avoid thinking that way. It makes me feel old.
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