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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaking at a podium.
Foundries & Manufacturing

Intel's "National Treasure" Foundry: Who's Really Cashing In?

Intel's CEO is calling the company's foundry business a 'national treasure,' aiming to lure external customers with its advanced chipmaking tech. But is this a genuine comeback story, or just another round of Silicon Valley spin?

6 min read 4 days, 13 hours ago
Amkor Team Leader Yoo Dong-soo speaking on glass substrates at Elec conference, with Intel Glass Core substrate diagram
Advanced Packaging

[Amkor] Glass Substrates Ready in 3 Years for Commercialization

Glass substrates — Intel's bet against silicon limits — stand three years from market reality, per Amkor. Expect a seismic shift in how we pack AI's monstrous compute demands.

4 min read 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Graphic of US flag tightening noose around semiconductor equipment exports with Intel and Nvidia logos
Geopolitics & Supply Chain

[US MATCH Act] Tightens Chip Export Noose as Intel, Nvidia Pivot

Washington's latest export hammer drops — the MATCH Act — just as Intel refinances its way to Foundry dominance and Nvidia turns competitors into collaborators. These aren't isolated moves; they're the architecture of AI supremacy.

5 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Stylized image of a microchip with a futuristic cityscape overlay, symbolizing advanced manufacturing and technological progress.
AI & GPU Accelerators

Intel's Foundry Future: Musk's Gambit Sparks Race for U.S. Silicon

Forget Intel's turnaround story; this is about Elon Musk filing a flight plan for America's foundry future. A potential deal could ignite a race for domestic chip manufacturing, with AI demand as the engine.

8 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Intel stock chart surging past $300 billion market cap milestone with chip fab background
Industry Analysis

Intel Hits $300 Billion Market Cap Peak — Echoes of Dot-Com Glory, or Just Hot Air?

Intel's market cap just smashed its 25-year high at $305 billion. Investors are piling in on CPU wins and foundry dreams — but I've seen this movie before.

5 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Cross-sectional view of Intel's thinnest GaN-on-silicon chiplet with power and logic transistors
Industry Analysis

Intel's AI Factory Blitz and Supply Chain Alarms Dominate Chip Week

Everyone figured the chip boom might cool off. Instead, Intel's jumping into Elon Musk's wild Terafab vision, and revenues are exploding past $1 trillion— but supply snarls loom large.

4 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
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Geopolitics & Supply Chain

Intel's Terafab Pact with Tesla and SpaceX: The Foundry That Could Power Mars Rovers and Robotaxis

Picture this: Intel's factories humming with chips for Tesla's robotaxis and SpaceX's Starships. A single analyst quote just cracked open what Terafab really means—and it's bigger than a new plant.

5 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Intel Fab 34 semiconductor fabrication facility in Leixlip, Ireland
Foundries & Manufacturing

Intel's $14.2B Fab 34 Buyback: Reclaiming Foundry Fate from Apollo

Intel just shelled out $14.2 billion to reclaim full control of its key Ireland fab. But why now, and what does it mean for the foundry wars?

4 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Intel X tweet announcing Terafab partnership with SpaceX xAI Tesla
Foundries & Manufacturing

Intel's Tweet Heralds Risky Musk Fabs Alliance

One tweet. Zero fanfare. Intel dives into Musk's Terafab madness. But can a bailout baby deliver?

5 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Close-up of Intel's ultra-thin gallium nitride GaN chiplet die
Foundries & Manufacturing

Intel's Record-Thin GaN Chiplet: Smart Foundry Bet or Desperate AI Catch-Up?

Intel just dropped the world's thinnest GaN chiplet at 200 microns thick. It's a bold swing in their AI-era foundry strategy — but markets aren't buying the hype yet.

4 min read 1 month, 1 week ago
Intel's Rio Rancho Fab 9 facility in New Mexico, revived for advanced chip packaging production
Advanced Packaging

Intel Wakes a Raccoon-Haunted Fab to Chase Packaging Gold

Raccoons once claimed Intel's idle Fab 9 in New Mexico. Now, fueled by CHIPS Act cash, it's central to the company's advanced chip packaging push.

5 min read 1 month, 1 week ago

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