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A new semiconductor fab costs $10 billion to $20 billion and takes four to five years from groundbreaking to volume production. SK Hynix CEO says even that isn't enough, supply won't catch demand beyond 2030. Filecoin's storage capacity didn't wait on one being built.
AI visual note: The image is a timeline chart titled "The Path to Volume Production" comparing capital expenditure for new silicon fabs versus Filecoin's existing enterprise capacity from 2026-2031. It shows new fab construction requiring permits, physical buildout ($20B CapEx), and equipment/yield phases over 4-5 years, with SK Hynix's demand horizon indicating supply deficits persisting beyond 2030. In contrast, Filecoin's network (ticker $FIL) is highlighted as "Pre-Deployed Enterprise Hardware Ready Today" with zero build time required, directly illustrating how its capacity sidesteps the semiconductor manufacturing bottleneck referenced in the post.