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It wasn’t so obvious a few years ago. You couldn’t have Intel fab your design for any price. x86 was as strategic for them as their fabing expertise. Now it’s
by tambourine_man 4y ago
It wasn’t so obvious a few years ago. You couldn’t have Intel fab your design for any price. x86 was as strategic for them as their fabing expertise.
Now it’s a different story.
- nsteel 4y agoIntel's fabless offering has been around for many years. It's historically been uncompetitive and uninteresting. Arguably it still is. Their ability as a fabless partner is not the same as their ability to manufacturing their own highly custom designs.