How that information gets released in a general way is not clear. AMD is already incorporating the early findings into the design of a fab in Dresden, Germany, that will run its first silicon in the latter part of 1998, Bennett says. One of the issues in that country is the quality of the power that you can get from the government power plants. Typically, what you have to do is build your own cogeneration facilities. Meanwhile, back in the States, AMD can point to the environmental benefits of having an energy-efficient fab, Bennett states.
Less energy means fewer emissions from the power plants creating that energy.
That's one obvious benefit. The city of Austin power plant is emitting less, if you will, because Fab 25 is more efficient. All rights reserved.