> btw: Intel isn't a CPU manufacturer. It is a factory for manufacturing processor factories: they are one level of abstraction higher. Can you elaborate that

> btw: Intel isn't a CPU manufacturer. It is a factory for manufacturing processor factories: they are one level of abstraction higher. Can you elaborate that a bit? I mean I'm completely ignorant about CPU manufacturing, your statement is very intriguing. What exactly do they manufacture when you say they manufacture factory of CPUs? Design?