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hn_go_brrrrr • today at 3:51 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

How many years ago did they start construction on these projects? How many years before that did they greenlight the project? I'm quite skeptical the timelines are short enough to line up with the AI boom.


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arrowleaf • today at 4:10 PM

The Boise fab was a result of the CHIPS act (so tech sovereignty rather than because of AI), and they recently tacked on an R&D expansion to that due to the AI boom. https://boisedev.com/news/2026/08/20/micron-to-build-10-bill...