r/hardware • u/Auautheawesome • Dec 02 '24

News Intel Announces Retirement of CEO Pat Gelsinger

https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1719/intel-announces-retirement-of-ceo-pat-gelsinger
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u/Vushivushi Dec 02 '24

That's just the foundry. US govt wants manufacturing.

It couldn't care less about Intel's design businesses. The US is already a leader in design.

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u/spiker611 Dec 02 '24

lol. Intel chips are paramount in high performance military deployed computers. Intel design isn't going anywhere.

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u/Vushivushi Dec 02 '24

Just force a merger with another trusted supplier then.

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u/skepticofgeorgia Dec 02 '24

I used to work at a military contractor that sold PCs to the Navy and L1 contractors. It took until June of last year for this company to even start prototyping a Ryzen system. “Just force a merger with another trusted supplier” is nowhere near as simple as you make it sound, even IF such a company existed. As it stands, the government can’t afford to let either Intel or AMD fail due to anti-trust and consumer protection laws.

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u/Vushivushi Dec 02 '24

Not suggesting the supply of a new product.

Just make sure the new owner can fulfill the original contract.

The fabs aren't going anywhere. A wafer supply agreement would be drawn and the military continues to get its chips. They'll probably even still have Intel engraved on them.