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Applied Micro Circuits Plans New Facility in Poway
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC), based in San Diego, has plans for a three-building, 521,000-sf manufacturing facility in nearby Poway. The 31-acre site at South Poway Business Park will accommodate one 90,000-sf structure, one 120,000-sf structure, and one 311,000-sf structure. The initial phase of construction is expected to take two years. AMCC manufactures optical networking products.
WorldCom Opens New Data Center In Billerica
Telecom giant WorldCom, based in Clinton, Miss., opened a new 110,000-sf data center in Billerica in October. The facility offers security, climate-control, and power-supply features, as well as on-site tech support, bandwidth options, performance reporting, and access to WorldCom's global Internet protocol network. WorldCom's long-term goal is to open approximately 70 data centers around the world that offer the company's hosting and Internet-services business.
AMD Seeks Site for New 300mm Fab
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is scouting cities in central Texas for 200 acres on which to locate a proposed 300 mm chip fabrication plant. Cities under consideration include Austin, San Marcos, Buda, and Round Rock. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2004 at an estimated cost of $4 billion. Austin is home to AMD's existing 200mm fab.
Pirelli Develops Manufacturing Facility in Rome, Ga.
Pirelli Tire North America is developing a tire manufacturing facility in Rome, Ga. Site work has begun on the $140 million, 400,000-sf building housing office, research and manufacturing facilities. The plant is scheduled to open in mid-2002 and will provide tires for both new vehicles and the replacement tire market. H&M Co. of Jackson, Tenn., holds the design-build contract.
Siemens Considers Fort Worth For Manufacturing Facility
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. is considering the Alliance industrial park in Fort Worth as the home for its stationary-fuel-cells division. The $125 million, 500-employee manufacturing plant would initially consist of office space (35,000 sf) and manufacturing space (180,000 sf), with a possible expansion of the office space to 70,000 sf and the manufacturing space to 430,0000 sf in the next four years. Other potential sites include Orlando, Fla. and Pittsburgh.