Intel actually does do contract fab work - they just happen to be really bad at it so they don't get much business. But there is a long tail of chip-making at

Intel actually does do contract fab work - they just happen to be really bad at it so they don't get much business. But there is a long tail of chip-making at older nodes to reduce cost, and for analogue integration. Risc-V is getting its start here. I hope we'll see a practical desktop version at some point, but that's not necessary for Risc-V to win.