Re:CXMT has been offering DDR4 chips at about half the preva...
by zozbot234 on Saturday February 21, 2026 @07:41PM
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We don't want to spin up wafer fabs because, historically, they had a tendency to turn into Superfund sites. That's why the more modern approach is to build the fab in the middle of a frickin' desert.
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Re:CXMT has been offering DDR4 chips at about half the preva...
by ahartmetz on Saturday February 21, 2026 @11:51PM
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Historically, but likely not anymore. You wouldn't be allowed to casually poison the ground in a Western factory anymore and we have the technology to keep the environment mostly clean. I don't even see it being very expensive compared to other fab costs. Have a sealed floor and proper waste / exhaust processing, don't spill in the first place. Things must be extremely well controlled anyway.