Seagate plans Bloomington wafer production expansion.

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    "excerpt": "Seagate plans Bloomington wafer production expansion.\n\nThe blueprint.\n\n* Seagate Technology plans a 64,500-square-foot addition to its Bloomington campus to increase semiconductor wafer fabrication capacity.\n* Approximately 19,000 square feet of the new building will be dedicated to wafer production, a key component in microchip manufacturing.\n* Bloomington planning commissioners unanimously recommended approval, with final City Council action expected June 29.\n\nSeagate Technology plans to expand its presence in the metro area with a project that will boost wafer production capacity on the company's existing campus in Bloomington.\n\nThe Bloomington City Council is expected to approve development plans next week for the project, which will create a 64,500-square-foot building addition on Seagate's campus at 7801 Computer Ave. S. and 7850 Nord Ave. S.\n\n\"The core driver\" for the project, known as Wafer South Phase B, is \"a need to significantly increase semiconductor wafer fabrication capacity at the campus,\" according to a project narrative.\n\nThe 64,500-square-foot addition works out to roughly 7% of the company's 875,000-square-foot multipurpose site. About 19,000 square feet of space will be dedicated to the production of wafers, the building blocks for microchips found in most technology.\n\nBesides additional wafer production space, the project will include a modified entrance...",
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