Haha good catch on the yields. Yeah, they probably suck and are <i>strongly</i> encouraging Design for Manufacturing flows to keep losses lower. That&#x27;s always true for new fabs.<p>Contrary to popular beliefs, though, most design starts are still in 110-350nm range with a good chunk on 45&#x2F;65nm and now interest in 28nm. China has all that covered. So, they&#x27;re only missing a small chunk of market. That said, the cost of 28nm fab investments means they <i>really</i> need more projects on 28nm.<p>Personally, I thought they were doing all the semiconductor stuff as anti-subversion and economic imperialism. So, they&#x27;ll probably keep it and work on lower nodes going even at a loss. Just a hunch. ;)