Gelsinger wanted to do it. Biden Admin shut it down, saying the federal money they were getting to build a fab was contingent on them staying together.
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aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Intel really ought to just pull an AMD and spin off their foundry biz
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Nighed@feddit.uk 2 months ago
It’s the fabs that the us gov cares about though. You could end up with ex intel fabs producing AMD chips, with intel bankrupt.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 months ago
I think there was an internal plan for Intel to split its design and fabrication departments into two companies like ten years ago.
Delta_V@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They’re still talking about doing it if they can’t raise enough money to make it through the next R&D cycle. The deals with Nvidia and USA’s federal government gets them about half way there.