Intel To Build New US Chip Factories For US$20 Billion As Chip War Escalates


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Intel To Build New US Chip Factories For US$20 Billion As Chip War Escalates 31 Shares 0 0 reads 33 Shares Intel unveiled plans to build two chip plants in the US state of Arizona for US$20 billion (~RM82.6 billion). The announcement coincides with a global chip shortage as well as rising US-China tensions over semiconductor supplies. The move gives weight to Intel’s stated intentions of producing most of its chips internally. But the company is now also aggressively positioning itself to manufacture chips for other parties as part of a “foundry” business model. Intel is one of world’s few...