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| One 6" wafer* | Intel Rio Rancho NM** (5000/week x 52 weeks) | Projected 120 new fabs*** (annually based on projection) | |||||
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| cu. ft. bulk gases | 3,200 | 832,000,000(832 mil) | 99,840,000,000(99.8 bil) | ||||
| cu ft. hazardous gases | 22 | 5,720,000(5.72 mil) | 6,864,000,000(686.4 bil) | ||||
| gals DI water | 2,275 | 591,500,500(591 mil) | 70,980,000,000(70.9 bil) | ||||
| lbs chemicals | 20 | 5.200,000(5.2 mil) | 624,000,000(624 mil) | ||||
| kW hrs electrical power | 285 | 74,100,000(74.1 mil) | 8,892,000,000(8.8 bil) | ||||
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| lbs sodium hydroxide | 25 | 6,500,000(6.5 mil) | 780,000,000(780 mil) | ||||
| gals. waste water | 2840 | 738,400,000 (738 mil) | 88,608,000,000(88.6 bil) | ||||
| lbs hazardous waste | 7 | 1,820,000(1.8 mil) | 218,400,000(218.4 mil) | ||||
| * Based on calculations by Graydon Larabee of Texas Instruments, 1993 | |||||||
| ** Projections made based on Intel data. The facility fabricates 8 inch wafers. | |||||||
| *** Projections from Semiconductor International magazine, 1997 | |||||||
Last Updated on 04/27/1999
By Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition.
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