>a few expensive years of research and they can get back into it. I haven't kept up much in the last couple of years, but back when I did, I was under the impr

>a few expensive years of research and they can get back into it. I haven't kept up much in the last couple of years, but back when I did, I was under the impression that AMD couldn't actually afford to do this. I know their condition has improved with the good fortunes of Zen, but is it enough that they could get back into semiconductor fabrication? I have no doubt Intel can afford to, though.