Intel’s 1nm-class fabs in Germany delayed by too much black soil and EU subsidy approval

The construction of Intel’s Fab 29 module 1 and module 2 near Magdeburg, Germany, has been delayed due to pending EU subsidy approval and the necessity to remove black soil to reuse it at a different site, with a new timeline pushing the start to May 2025, reports Volksstimme. The fab could still come online more or less on time in late 2027 – early 2028 if Intel is quick with construction and tool installation. But this could still be an issue for the company. 

Initially, construction was slated to begin in the first half of 2023, but…