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How would you feel about forcing Intel sell the fabs off to a healthier third party like TI or Micron or GlobalFoundries?
by osnium123 2y ago
How would you feel about forcing Intel sell the fabs off to a healthier third party like TI or Micron or GlobalFoundries?
- buildbot 2y agoArguably half intel's problem is that their fabs are not performing like they used to. The first 10nm chips were disasters, the endless 14nm revisions as a stopgap, and now the various issues with intel 7…
- osnium123 2y agoAgreed. That’s the heart of the questions. If Intel’s fabs are not performing as they did in the past, why should the taxpayer subsidize that organization through the CHIPS Act? It seems like rewarding technical incompetence and if the fabs don’t deliver, it’s not good for national security either.
- JohnFen 2y agoI'm not a big fan of forcing private entities to relinquish their property. There has to be a really solid reason for it (such as that the owner is going to use it in a way that is harmful to others). But buying it? That would be OK.