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[stick n move]

Construction contract awarded for new semiconductor facility at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

“CAMBRIDGE, MA–The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a contract to Gilbane-Exyte Joint Venture to build the Compound Semiconductor Laboratory – Microsystem Integration Facility (CSL-MIF) at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, reported MIT News.

The $279 million building project, scheduled to begin this spring, is funded by the U.S. Air Force military construction (MILCON) program, under the direction of USACE, who will manage the building of the 160,000-square-foot, three-story facility. Lincoln Laboratory will install and calibrate the facility’s specialized microelectronics fabrication equipment, according to MIT News.

The CSL-MIF will enable the most advanced microelectronics research and prototyping in critically important national security areas for decades to come. We look forward to the many technology advances that will be developed through the combination of this new laboratory and our outstanding staff,” MIT News quoted Lincoln Laboratory Director Eric Evans as saying…”

https://www.ll.mit.edu/sites/default/files/news/doc/2019-04/CSL MIF and EPF.pdf

https://bostonrealestatetimes.com/c...conductor-facility-at-mit-lincoln-laboratory/

https://news.mit.edu/2022/new-semiconductor-facility-mit-lincoln-laboratory-0208?trk_msg=25SOCKD477245EMFV07STQUGLK&trk_contact=L77T9288UG803TNC1T0GFHPFM4&trk_sid=U5I35IJQBHP63A3111CSTFOK3O&trk_link=2LFREOJ4LTC470IE15U8D1BLOO&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Construction+contract+awarded+for+new+semiconductor+facility+at+MIT+Lincoln+Laboratory+(MIT+News) &utm_campaign=Late+Edition+East:+Maria+Nicanor+is+tapped+to+lead+the+Cooper+Hewitt+and+more

 

[stellarfun]

Exyte, Gilbane's partner in the joint venture, is headquartered in Germany, with offices world-wide.

There is a second new building, for which a design contract is out for bid. The value of the design contract, if I am reading the bid sheet correctly, is between $100 and $250 million.
https://www.constructionjournal.com/projects/details/587a4b75ac4d482482e0e9d992df363c.html

A third building(s) is still in the concept phase.

 

[shmessy]

Something tells me this development will have far more staying power and far-reaching effects than the larger $$$$$ and glitzy Foxconn announcement in 2017 in Wisconsin.......

This is huge news that will have far reaching positive consequences for the economy of Massachusetts and the nation. Let's Go!

 

[stefal]

Exyte, Gilbane's partner in the joint venture, is headquartered in Germany, with offices world-wide.

There is a second new building, for which a design contract is out for bid. The value of the design contract, if I am reading the bid sheet correctly, is between $100 and $250 million.
https://www.constructionjournal.com/projects/details/587a4b75ac4d482482e0e9d992df363c.html

A third building(s) is still in the concept phase.

I have to imagine the $100-$250 million value is the conceptual level construction cost estimate, not the design contract alone. I wish it were true though - Architects and Engineers would be far more rich if there were consistently 9 figure design contracts to bid on.

On another note, DoD infrastructure spending is skyrocketing, or, at least the news is spreading more in my networks. WSP recently won a $250m contract, so I suppose there are a few 9 figure contracts, though the scale of the WSP Contract is much larger than a semi-conductor building...

 

[Scalziand]

Hmm. Semiconductor fabs lately are running in the 10-11 figures so 10-20% of that for a design contract would sound about right.

 

[stefal]

Hmm. Semiconductor fabs lately are running in the 10-11 figures so 10-20% of that for a design contract would sound about right.

Turns out (even when you work with costs on a daily basis) you can have no clue about costs in other sectors.. makes sense in hindsight though. Thanks for the insight - I stand corrected.

I guess I'll start looking into clean-rooms/tech fabrication facility design and construction...

 

[stick n move]

That pdf one of the links at the bottom of the initial post.

 

[jklo]

Hmm. Semiconductor fabs lately are running in the 10-11 figures so 10-20% of that for a design contract would sound about right.

A commercial fab costs that much but this looks tiny in comparison. $250M might be accurate.

 

[stellarfun]

Intel is building a $20 billion semiconductor facility in Columbus Ohio.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022...s,engineering, entertainment, and restaurants.

Lincoln Labs' new facility is not production, but it is and will be cutting edge, The smaller the chip, the more expensive it is to design and manufacture.

https://builtin.com/hardware/moores-law

 

[shmessy]

Intel is building a $20 billion semiconductor facility in Columbus Ohio.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/01/intel-confirms-plans-to-build-20-billion-plus-semiconductor-factory-in-ohio.html#:~:text=Construction will begin later this,engineering, entertainment, and restaurants.

Lincoln Labs' new facility is not production, but it is and will be cutting edge, The smaller the chip, the more expensive it is to design and manufacture.

https://builtin.com/hardware/moores-law

Just like with staying out of the Amazon sweepstakes a couple of years ago (and still WINNING without sacrificing a first-born) the Commonwealth gets the best deal overall again - - on a roll:

Intelâs choice of Ohio for its $20 billion factory shows what matters at least as much as low taxes -- and it costs money

It's a sobering lesson for states like Indiana that can compete – or even beat – Ohio on tax breaks, tax rates and regulatory environment, but fall short in...

www.marketwatch.com

".....The most public element of Intel’s INTC, -2.10% choice are the tax incentives offered by Ohio. These consist of an initial $1 billion infrastructure outlay for the site in Licking County, just east of Columbus. The second incentive is murkier. To land this $20 billion plant and the 3,000 expected workers, the Ohio legislature doubled the timeframe on incentives tied to its 15-year Commercial Activity Tax. This tax is assessed on a firm’s revenue, and the incentive now gives employers a 30-year income-tax break.

For Intel, the incentive, based on targeted employment and the potential revenue for this plant, would be an annual tax credit of close to $30 million per year. In present-value terms, the total incentive package is worth between $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion over 30 years. That translates into incentives of between $430,000 and $500,000 per job........"

 

[fattony]

This is not directly comparable to the Intel fab in OH or other semiconductor fabs that have been making news lately. That Intel fab and most fabs produce silicon chips that go into most of what we all think of when we think of electronics. This facility is specifically for non-silicon semiconductors and superconductors used for exotic things like lasers, quantum computing, radar, and satellite communications. Silicon fabs are highly specialized and streamlined and cannot also process exotic materials because of potential for contamination. Also the volume of production is not remotely comparable. This fab will probably not process as many wafers in a year as that Intel fab will do in a week, maybe a day. This exotic stuff has a very different cost structure too, because of the low volume and niche markets.