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Intel Buys NetSpeed for NoC, Fabric IP
- jaxtellerSoA 8y agoThis is a play to develop a modular CPU and not get sued by AMD. Since AMD came out with infinity fabric in their Zen architecture, it has been pretty clear that modular CPU design will be the future. Jim Keller was main designer of the Zen architecture. He then went to Tesla, and then shortly after that took a position with Intel. You can bet that AMD patent lawyers will be watching Intel like a hawk for any modular CPU designs that Intel may eventually release. Buying a company that already has IP around a modular design then putting it in an x86 CPU is away around that. >the company’s CEO, is rejoining Intel as a vice president reporting to Jim Keller, Intel will continue to be the shit-show it is for the next few years while they play catch up. Meanwhile AMD will quickly take market share away from Intel. I just hope AMD has a plan for when Keller's Intel chip hits the market.