fabs

Intermediate 💻 Tech / IT

Definition

The ultra-precision temples where billions of transistors get etched onto silicon wafers by wizards wielding electron beams. Short for 'fabrication plants,' fabs represent humanity's most obsessive hobby: making things invisibly small and absurdly expensive.

Example Usage

Samsung announced a $20 billion investment in new fabs to compete with TSMC's stranglehold on advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Source: Semiconductor industry jargon; Electronics Industry Alliance terminology

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