14 DAY TRIAL // Ok, maybe the title was a little harsh. AMD actually invested quite a lot in its 130nm fabs which have produced all kinds of CPU wafers ranging from T-Bred to first Athlon 64 CG revision. Starting with D0 revision, the AMD boys were already using 90nm manufacturing process. And all that good old technology has to go somewhere?
AMD was reported to sell Zelenograd's Angstrem all its 130nm facilities and technology process for an estimate of $250 million to $300 million. All the technology mounted at the Dresden fab would be delivered to Angstrem in order to produce as much as 12 million chips using 130nm process. That could easily translate into $1 billion per year in product worth for the Russian chip maker.
Angstrem currently produces all sorts of microcontrollers, electronic chips, card readers and many other products using several older manufacturing processes such as 180nm lines. With this new line the manufacturer will be able to target most of its production to exports.