[DebtDeflation]

> outsource core competencies

I was shocked when I learned that the majority of the Meteor Lake CPU is made by TSMC and that for the next gen Lunar Lake due in September EVERYTHING except the base tile (which is just a 22nm PCB) will be made by TSMC.

[ajb]

Wow. Then, they should sell off the fabs, just throwing in a commitment to use them for the older products as a sweetener. If they are using TSMC for the latest gen, the advantage of being an integrated company is gone; and both parts would be better off being run purely for their own market.

The US wants the Intel fabs to be a going concern for strategic reasons but even for them it would be better to put in the investment to make it so, than have them wither away inside intel.

[Dalewyn]

I definitely want my tax dollars (CHIPS monies) clawed back from Intel since among those recently getting laid off is R&D, right when Intel needs all the R&D brains and hands they can get.