By: Rayla (rayla.delete@this.example.com), March 23, 2021 3:45 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
Jon Masters (jcm.delete@this.jonmasters.org) on March 23, 2021 3:31 pm wrote:
> The "Intel Unleashed" event this afternoon featured the announcement of
> a new "IDM 2.0" model including a second attempt at doing a foundry:
>
> https://www.anandtech.com/show/16573/intels-new-strategy-20b-for-two-fabs-meteor-lake-7nm-tiles-new-foundry-services-ibm-collaboration-return-of-idf
>
> Have to give Intel kudos for today's news. Second to a full spin-out this is exactly the
> right thing. The proof of independence will be in the pudding, etc. but it has potential.
Why is this any more likely to work today than several years ago, when Intel's process was ahead of TSMC and Samsung and their foundry initiative still failed?
> The "Intel Unleashed" event this afternoon featured the announcement of
> a new "IDM 2.0" model including a second attempt at doing a foundry:
>
> https://www.anandtech.com/show/16573/intels-new-strategy-20b-for-two-fabs-meteor-lake-7nm-tiles-new-foundry-services-ibm-collaboration-return-of-idf
>
> Have to give Intel kudos for today's news. Second to a full spin-out this is exactly the
> right thing. The proof of independence will be in the pudding, etc. but it has potential.
Why is this any more likely to work today than several years ago, when Intel's process was ahead of TSMC and Samsung and their foundry initiative still failed?
