Intel is serious about foundry and does not rule out the possibility of substituting arm processors

Absrtact: So far, Intel's foundry business can only be said to be a small-time. Despite a lot of customers, and even ready to use the production of 14nm, but is far from the size of the scale, there is no real heavyweight orders. On the other hand, Intel has enough

So far, Intel's foundry business is nothing more than a small-time one. Despite a lot of customers, and even ready to use the production of 14nm, but is far from the size of the scale, there is no real heavyweight orders. On the other hand, Intel has enough factories and capacity around the world, but now the PC industry is in decline, and a lot of production lines are wasted?

Obviously not. Intel CEO Division has recently received an in-depth interview with Reuters, which has talked about the foundry problem. From his stance, Intel on the foundry is very serious, the future will be more and more, even do not rule out the possibility of substituting arm processor.

Indeed, former CEO Paul Otellini made it clear that Intel could make different types of chips and not be confined to x86. Intel and Apple have been rumored for years, but eventually Apple and TSMC signed a long-term contract, using the latter's 20/16/10nm process to build a future a-series processor.

With a more explicit and more open attitude, the branch claims to be ready to work for more clients. "I think we'll see some of our chips by the end of next year," he said. We are trying to sell some chips to them (OEM clients) and make their own, and try to understand the uses and create ecosystems. ”

Obviously, Intel cannot be expected to disclose the specifics now, and it will take six months to see Intel's big moves in the foundry. Interestingly, at the end of this year, when the new Atom phone and platform processor was born, should Intel be at the same time providing power to its rivals?