I see. My understanding was that part of the purpose of the deal to switch to Intel foundry was to set up for acquisition, so I think you're probably right ther

I see. My understanding was that part of the purpose of the deal to switch to Intel foundry was to set up for acquisition, so I think you're probably right there, but I'm not sure what the other strategic reasons were, if any. That move was 'fait accompli' by the time I joined. I've since moved on, but it's interesting to hear an outside perspective. The delays surrounding Stratix 10 were indeed embarrassing, but I'm not sure how much of that was due to the switch to the Intel foundry vs architectural features new to S10. I can't speak at all for sales/FAE support, but I guess that was a target ripe for "synergy", or w/e they call it.