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Lexar - Behind The Scenes Look At How Memory Cards Are Made

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvf29R7nXlM&feature=player_embedded
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very cool video. anyone wants to guess how much a Lexar 32GB 600x CF card costs? hehehe...
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Holy cow!

And then Skynet was born...
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wow thanks for sharing it ....
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now I wonder if these are made in a similar environment in China :lol:
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PotatoEYE wrote:
now I wonder if these are made in a similar environment in China :lol:


if haven't noticed, at 2'15" the wafers are sent to China for further processing and assembly.

And by the way, the vast majority of silicon products (microprocessors, RAM, you name it) is made in Taiwan.
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radup70 wrote:
PotatoEYE wrote:
now I wonder if these are made in a similar environment in China :lol:


if haven't noticed, at 2'15" the wafers are sent to China for further processing and assembly.

And by the way, the vast majority of silicon products (microprocessors, RAM, you name it) is made in Taiwan.


There are exceptions... this is an older clip but its interesting food for thought.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVOf2hsWQNc
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I'm surprised how much human assembly there is.
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Magic wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVOf2hsWQNc


so much for the US military QC.... :lol:
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