Fab 32 will produce Intel's 45 nm processors, including the Penryn family for desktop, laptop, servers and workstations. Intel confirmed it is scheduled to launch its first 45 nm processors – for servers and workstations – on November 12.

Intel is shipping an updated version of its dual-core Itanium 2 server processor, called Montvale but don’t expect to see a dramatic improvement.

Maintaining its edge in semiconductor manufacturing and marking the opening of the first of its four 45 nm fabs, chip giant Intel Corp. is set to officially open its 300 mm Fab 32 in Chandler, Arizona this morning, representing a $3 billion investment for the company.

For fiscal year 2007, the intel community got $43.5 billion. That number, while hardly suprising to those who followed the budget, was a secret that intel did not want to reveal.