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Intel has also been feeling the pain of vertical integration. Like with most things, double edged sword. They fabricated their chips - not sure if they still
by bravetraveler 5y ago
Intel has also been feeling the pain of vertical integration. Like with most things, double edged sword.
They fabricated their chips - not sure if they still do. Initially this was great, they owned the equipment and got things 'at cost'. However, they had trouble refining their tooling to get < 14nm for several generations.
This made them less competitive for a while, while having a pile of expenses a more lean design house wouldn't have. They'll surely be fine, but it's not the same sprint they've had for quite a while.
- babypuncher 5y agoIntel still fabricates their own chips. Though notably, their new dedicated GPUs are made by a third party. Two years ago I would have expected this trend to continue and for Intel to stop in-house fabrication, but with their new CEO and some prodding from the US government, they are now investing many billions of dollars into new fabs.