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> Intel designs their chips here, but Intel makes their chips in Israel, Vietnam, Malaysia, Costa Rica, etc. > But of course, simply drawing stuff on paper for
by BeetleB 3y ago
> Intel designs their chips here, but Intel makes their chips in Israel, Vietnam, Malaysia, Costa Rica, etc.
> But of course, simply drawing stuff on paper for others to peruse doesn't actually produce value.
Intel actually manufactures quite a bit in the US. The bulk of their fabs are here, and they ensure they can produce the wafers with good yields in the US. Once they've got the process down, the other fabs kick in. And even then, I believe a fair amount of the mass production is still in the US. It's the packaging that is mostly offshored.
So no, not just designing on paper.
- Dalewyn 3y agoIf that's true Intel needs to advertise that better, especially in today's geopolitical climate. I'm aware they have fabs (mostly R&D) in Oregon and have manufacturing fabs planned in Arizona, New Mexico, and I recall Ohio, but I've mostly heard praise of their Israel fabs and all the CPUs I've ever bought from them have said some variation of "Made in Costa Rica/Malaysia/Vietnam". To be fair my latest purchase, a 14700K, says "Manufactured in US with global content." which is a slight improvement, but that could just as well mean "We shipped chips in from Israel and soldered a heat spreader on it." and it still ultimately says "Final assembly in VN." (Vietnam) right under it. Made in USA this is not (yet?).