https://preview.redd.it/6dlozyv1nm6h1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=aa83ac2b582dc1327cbd416f971fd7ed23b8e3de Intel’s AI chip fabrication plant in Oregon enforces extremely strict contamination rules. Business Insider journalist Olivia Nemec reported that ahead of her tour, she was banned from using makeup, hairspray, Bluetooth devices, and even deodorant to prevent contaminating atomic-scale chip manufacturing. Intel vice president Chris Auth explained that ruining a single silicon wafer, which serves as the foundation for microchips, could cost up to $500,000. A single human hair is 1,000,000 atoms wide, meaning even nanometer-sized aerosol particles from sprays can destroy a chip during production. To minimize contamination, air filters change out all of the factory’s air in just 60 seconds. Most operations inside the cleanrooms are performed by robotic arms and conveyors, while human workers must wear specialized white suits to prevent shedding skin cells. Source: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/deodorant-forbidden-intel-ai-chip-facility submitted by /u/andrewaltair
Originally posted by u/andrewaltair on r/ArtificialInteligence