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fab
A manufacturing plant that makes semiconductor devices. As of 2005, the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales and ranked starting with the largest were Intel, Samsung, Renesas (Hitachi-Mitsubishi merger), Texas Instruments, Toshiba, Infineon, STMicroelectronics, NEC, Freescale and Philips.

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FAB
On drawings, abbr. for “fabricate.”
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