> Intel will shift to a TSMC model.
I think fabbing for outsiders would probably be a good idea, but splitting the fabs out from the designers seems like a bad idea.
I think fabbing for outsiders would probably be a good idea, but splitting the fabs out from the designers seems like a bad idea.
Even if they axed all process R&D and returned the cash to shareholders, due to the eye watering costs of designing at 10nm and lower I expect there will be a lot of business to keep their fabs turning over for the next decade.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/foundry/overview.htm...
In late 2018, it was rumored they were exiting the business because of low uptake and because of constrained supply of their leading edge process, but it doesn't look like that happened.