FabDashboard maintains a tiered source classification system. Every piece of intelligence is traceable to a source tier, which directly maps to a confidence level. Transparency about sources is non-negotiable.
Direct primary sources from official organizations. Highest reliability.
Formal research and analysis from credible institutions.
Reporting from established trade and general media outlets covering semiconductors.
Third-party analyst estimates where primary source data is unavailable.
Illustrative demo data or scenario-modeled values. Clearly labeled throughout.
Every intelligence item carries a source label. The Provenance Panel shows the original source, ingestion date, ingestion method, and analyst notes.
No intelligence item, capacity figure, or chip specification is published without a confidence level. Confidence reflects source reliability, not subjective importance.
Items in the intelligence pipeline are labeled PENDING, UNDER_REVIEW, VERIFIED, DISPUTED, NEEDS_UPDATE, or REJECTED. Users can always see the verification state.
All numbers marked [est.] are estimates. Demo data is labeled DEMO throughout the platform. Speculative content is labeled SPECULATIVE or HYPOTHETICAL.
Scenario models are labeled as analytical thought experiments with LOW or SPECULATIVE confidence. Magnitude scores are illustrative, not predictive.
FabDashboard provides infrastructure intelligence, not investment advice. No data on this platform should be used for investment or trading decisions.
All data currently displayed in FabDashboard is demo data — illustrative approximations drawn from public sources. The source tier system describes how production intelligence will be classified as the platform evolves beyond MVP.