News Samsung's S2 Fab Shutdown in Texas Expected to Impact 1% to 2% of 300mm Capacity

[Admin]

A controlled blackout in Austin, Texas, is expected to have a limited impact on chip supply.

Samsung's S2 Fab Shutdown in Texas Expected to Impact 1% to 2% of 300mm Capacity : Read more

 

[Kahless01]

if texas gives them the billion dollar handout theyre begging for to open the expansion maybe they can use some of that money saved to get generator backups.

 

[frogr]

The math for your title claim of 1-2% of global capacity lost doesn't match the other numbers that you quote. One week lost is ~ 2% of annual capacity for that line which is 5% of global capacity. Two percent of 5 percent is 0.1 percent of global capacity.

 

[USAFRet]

if texas gives them the billion dollar handout theyre begging for to open the expansion maybe they can use some of that money saved to get generator backups.

A generator system is pretty useless if you can't get a fuel resupply.

 

[Chung Leong]

The math for your title claim of 1-2% of global capacity lost doesn't match the other numbers that you quote. One week lost is ~ 2% of annual capacity for that line which is 5% of global capacity. Two percent of 5 percent is 0.1 percent of global capacity.

Foundry capacity is measured in WPM (wafers per month).