[bittwiddle]

This is why most "semiconductor" companies are actually fabless, focusing on design while working with a partner(like TSMC) to have their designs manufactured.

[mlyle]

I remember hanging out with Carl Amdahl after we were pitched our nth fabless semiconductor company, and him making the joke that if he ever started another company making IC designs, this time he would call it Fabulous Semiconductor.

[Scoundreller]

And even fabbed semiconductor companies de-fab themselves, like AMD.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlobalFoundries