Wafer fab and chip assembly are separate processes. Fab here in US, assembly overseas. And there's another fab in Oregon. http://www.microchip.com/1010/overview/forward/index.htm A Global Network of Plants and Facilities -------Original Message------- From: Philip Pemberton Sent: 06/12/03 04:27 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [EE]: My first PCB > > In message <200306121153.27442.picdude@narwani.org> Picdude wrote: > If there's a PIC in it, that would be Malaysia or Thailand I believe. I thought Microchip's wafer fab plants were company-owned. The last time I checked, they had two - one in Chandler, Arizona, the other in Tempe, Arizona. Excuse me if I spelled the names wrong - my knowledge of US states and cities is sub-par at best (that's what I get for being British, I suppose). Later. -- Phil. philpem@dsl.pipex.com http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics