Plus, in some cases it is perfectly fine to integrate technology by soldering a discrete package on a PCB. It is not superior to a SoC in all cases, but neither

Plus, in some cases it is perfectly fine to integrate technology by soldering a discrete package on a PCB. It is not superior to a SoC in all cases, but neither is the inverse true. In that sense Intel, AMD, or Nvidia are absolutely conveying their intellectual property to end user products through OEMs.