News Intel Potentially Inline For Billion-Dollar CHIPS Act Funding

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Intel may secure additional money to make chips for military applications.

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[Crazyy8]

The US needs mour cores

 

[usertests]

The US needs mour cores

Intel needs mo' money

 

[jkflipflop98]

Intel being the main beneficiary only makes sense. Intel is the only American semi company capable of mass production of leading-edge nodes.

Everyone else is already government subsidized.

 

[thisisaname]

Intel needs mo' money

Intel wants more money but then again very few companies would say no to some free government money (yes it is not "free" but it is someoneelse who is paying so to them it is "free")

 

[rluker5]

I used to work in an old alloy steel foundry that was inefficient but had good capabilities for low numbers of large sized castings. They got some U.S. military contracts as well (it was just a small part of the business, foundry mostly made for mining and railroad). I got the impression that part of the reason why was to keep the local manufacturing capabilities available and ready. I'm pretty sure the U.S military could have bought the same castings from China for less but didn't want to.

If this is a similar case with Intel, the military doesn't have to settle for more expensive or less performance. Just Intel getting lucky that their local manufacturing of vital parts is of strategic importance during a time of growing global instability. That and those in DC are always looking for reasons to spend money.