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Would it be internationally allowed for the US government to step in with billions in loans to Intel to get their act together? Slowly losing the last fab compa
by pkulak 6y ago
Would it be internationally allowed for the US government to step in with billions in loans to Intel to get their act together? Slowly losing the last fab company left in NA is so incredibly depressing.
- echelon 6y agoIsn't this what our defense budget is for? We should absolutely pour money into Intel.
- neltnerb 6y agoOr a non-profit foundry that serves every semiconductor company in the US. Intel is welcome to help...
- wffurr 6y agoOn the condition that Intel spin off their foundry business ala GlobalFoundries.
- neltnerb 6y agoI think there are clearly good reasons to have a regional state of the art foundry available to all comers. It seems likely to be the equivalent of a national lab in terms of accelerating R&D even if they charge a modest profit. I think having Intel involved would be fine, as long as yeah it was spun off and didn't discriminate between customers.
- cl0ckt0wer 6y agoThey have plenty of money. They don't have good management.
- dhnajsjdnd 6y agoIs money really the problem for Intel? The world is awash with capital. Intel’s bonds are yielding 3-4%, so they can easily raise more.
- noncoml 6y agoSo when it fits our interests we support globalization, free trade, etc.., and when not, we go back to protectionism and government sponsorship?
- conro1108 6y agoWho's "we" here? Is it surprising that the government of a nation would act in its nation's interests? My understanding is that the reason for supporting globalization, free trade, etc was that those policies _were_ in our best interest rather than being some lofty ideology that we should always strive for.
- kijiki 6y agoThe govt did it back when it was Japanese DRAM manufactures that were outcompeting the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEMATECH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEMATECH