Intel Delays Colorado Fab Opening

Intel Delays Colorado Fab Opening

Colorado Springs, CO. — Oct. 27, 2000 — Intel recently announced it has postponed the opening of a new 500,000 square foot 8-inch CMOS manufacturing plant due to a lack of skilled construction workers in the area.

According to published reports, Intel officials pushed back the scheduled opening of its $1.2 billion Colorado Springs plant from November to sometime early next year because the company was unable to complete a 120,000 square foot cleanroom facility on schedule due to lack of skilled electric workers and pipefitters. There are currently around 3,000 construction workers on the site.

Officials say the delay won't affect the more-then-800 employees – mostly technicians and administrative workers – which have already been hired to work at the plant.

The building was built in 1996 by Rockewell International Corp. and acquired by Intel in February.

—CleanRooms Staff

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