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I suspect it's, in part, because humidity is low. The fab needs to tightly control humidity and temperature. Pulling water from air is energy intensive. Faci
by josaka 2y ago
I suspect it's, in part, because humidity is low. The fab needs to tightly control humidity and temperature. Pulling water from air is energy intensive. Facilities team in the fab I used to work in said their most energy intensive days where the most humid days.
- bigtimesink 2y agoHumidity in Taiwan can be very high.
- mort96 2y agoAnd I'm betting that combatting that humidity is a significant cost for TSMC.