Last modified: Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Short for fabrication facility, a silicon wafer manufacturing plant. The term usually refers to an individual facility rather than a company. Manufacturers of semiconductors can either build and run their own manufacturing plants or design chips that are manufactured by someone else. A fab is a facility that produces its own silicon wafers. A fabless facility is one that outsources the production of silicon wafers. Fabless companies focus on the design and development of their products.
Absolutely Fab-ulous: Changes in CPU Manufacturing Bigger wafers, smaller dies, new technologies. A November 2002 article from CPU Planet.	Related Categories Integrated Circuits (ICs) Microprocessors Related Terms ASIC bunny suit chip chip set clean room CPU die fabless FC-PGA FPGA integrated circuit microprocessor Moore's Law PGA pinout PLD printed circuit board semiconductor SIMM transistor wafer Shopping fab Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Garden 874 Store Offers Shoes 287 Store Offers Projection Screens 37 Model Matches Clothing 914 Store Offers Tools and Accessories 227 Store Offers