Tuesday, March 23rd 2021
Intel to Enter Third-Party Foundry Business, Set Up $20 Billion Fabs in Arizona
Intel will formally enter the third-party semiconductor foundry business under the Intel Foundry Services (IFS) brand, announced CEO Pat Gelsinger, on Tuesday. This entity would operate under a business model not unlike that of TSMC, with its latest foundry technologies available to third-party customers, besides Intel. The company hopes to become a major foundry service provider to U.S. and E.U. customers, particularly enterprise and government contractors that need secure semiconductor manufacturing on U.S. soil.
To this effect, Gelsinger announced that the company will invest $20 billion in the state of Arizona, to set up two semiconductor foundries. Intel could have an edge over other foundry companies as its foundry service portfolio includes Intel technologies as IP blocks. IFS will be led by semiconductor industry veteran Dr. Randhir Thakur, who will report directly to Pat Gelsinger. The $20 billion investment in Arizona, according to Intel, will generate over 3,000 high-skilled jobs, over 3,000 construction jobs, and approximately 15,000 local long-term jobs.
To this effect, Gelsinger announced that the company will invest $20 billion in the state of Arizona, to set up two semiconductor foundries. Intel could have an edge over other foundry companies as its foundry service portfolio includes Intel technologies as IP blocks. IFS will be led by semiconductor industry veteran Dr. Randhir Thakur, who will report directly to Pat Gelsinger. The $20 billion investment in Arizona, according to Intel, will generate over 3,000 high-skilled jobs, over 3,000 construction jobs, and approximately 15,000 local long-term jobs.
13 Comments on Intel to Enter Third-Party Foundry Business, Set Up $20 Billion Fabs in Arizona
SpanishIntel 14nm acquisition will spread joy to the world.On the serious side, I'm glad they finally split between engineering and manufacturing, which should give a leeway and "unrestricted" effort to their cause.
must be a 3nm like the one TSMC is making in Texas.
Also of those 15,000 there might be a couple of janitor or canteen ladies positions for locals.
And if you wonder, what I'm talking about, comparison of actual transistors used in L1 cache, TSMC 7nm vs 14nm Intel:
Intel: 24x24nm
TSMC: 22x22nm
As if, ya know, TSMC naming was misleading, mostly marketing and as if Intel, who was not into Fab business, didn't participate in naming bazinga.You are reading it wrong.
Fabs are damn expensive.
Intel has to pay for all that investment all by itself at the moment.
Getting into fab business would drastically reduce the burden.
As there is less than a handful of fabs, Intel not dropping its fabs, but adding more options to the world, is great news.
Besides, we all know real men have fabs.