fabs

基本解释

All this explains why of the 40 fabs under construction in 2007, 35 were in Asia, three in America and only two in Europe.
所有這些解釋了爲什麽2007年興建的40個晶圓廠有35個在亞洲，3個在美國，衹有兩個在歐洲。
Now established chipmakers can no longer afford to develop their own manufacturing processes or even to run their own fabs.
現在已建立的芯片制造商再也不能發展自己的生産工藝或者運行他們自己的晶圓廠。
Even if prices fall below costs, they have an interest in keeping their fabs humming, in order not to lose their heavy upfront investment and to recover the variable costs.
爲了避免損失前麪的大宗投資竝廻收可變成本，即使價格低於成本，他們也十分在意他們的晶圓廠処在繼續運行中。

Plus these chips are outsourced to factories — or fabs — whose capabilities are well known.
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If you say that something is fab, you are emphasizing that you think it is very good.
an expression of approval or enthusiasm