Intel Expresses Interest in Making Foundry Deals to Produce Custom Chips

reuters reports intel executives today expressed interested in making deals produce custom chips customers such apple, signaling company "wouldn't blink" basing such custom chips on intel's own architecture operating strict contract foundry non-intel-based chips more difficult decision company.

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"if apple or sony came , said 'i want product involves ia (intel architecture) core , put of ip around it', wouldn't blink. fantastic business us."

"then middle ground of 'i don't want ia core, want own custom-designed core,' , getting manufacturing margin, (and) more in-depth discussion , analysis."

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initial reports had suggested apple might shifting away samsung production of custom arm-based chips used in ios device, turning foundry taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company (tsmc) production. , while apple may still looking shift @ least capacity tsmc, teardown of a5 chip included in ipad 2 confirmed chip manufactured samsung.

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