@whitequark✧✦Catherine✦✧ Pull the particle filters from a modern fab's air conditioning system for 15 minutes and that fab will never be making anything ever again.
My understanding is that much of the equipment will be functionally *destroyed*.
@whitequark✧✦Catherine✦✧ I need to clarify:
- “15 minutes” is probably an underestimate
- parts of the silicon production line are less sensitive to particulate contamination than others
- there are failsafe systems to protect against making this mistake by accident
- with sufficient time and effort some facilities/machines can be restored to use
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