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None of this explains what value AMD or Intel get from the buyouts.

• teleforce 4y ago
  Not sure exactly what value you meant here, I've already mentioned that they (Intel and Altera) are customer of each other, and getting one of the critical supply chain elements under your company is a big plus. Also Intel senior engineers have been using Altera as stepping stone since forever, and to remove one of your competitors that frequently sucks out your experience engineers in a highly specialized field of chip design is totally worth it. But hey, as they always said not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.
  • ncmncm 4y ago
    Intel has not shown much evidence of worry about losing staff, and anyway Altera was only a little net. And, it doesn't explain AMD's or NVidia's purchases.
    • teleforce 4y ago
      Intel's bosses are most probably losing sleeps on the limited talents available especially the more experienced engineers, and the lack of talents trend is pervasive in the electronics industry: Where Are the Microelectronics Engineers? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32012660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32012660