Intel Corporation has announced a $100 billion spending initiative across four states in the United States, aimed at strengthening and expanding its chip manufacturing capabilities. <o:p></o:p>

This initiative comes after the company secured $19.5 billion in federal grants and loans, with hopes pinned on acquiring an additional $25 billion in tax breaks. <o:p></o:p>

The focal point of Intel's ambitious five-year plan is the transformation of vacant lands near Columbus, Ohio, into what CEO Pat Gelsinger dubs "the largest AI chip manufacturing site in the world" by as early as 2027.<o:p></o:p>

The US government's endorsement of federal funds under the CHIPS Act on Wednesday marks a significant milestone in Intel's strategic vision. <o:p></o:p>

The plan encompasses not only the revitalisation of existing facilities in New Mexico and Oregon but also the expansion of operations in Arizona. <o:p></o:p>

This move aligns with the broader context of a competitive landscape where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is also making substantial investments in a massive factory, anticipating support from President Joe Biden's drive to reinvigorate advanced semiconductor manufacturing within the US.<o:p></o:p>

Intel's allocation of funds is poised to breathe new life into its business model, which has been grappling with a decline in profit margins and market share erosion in the face of fierce competition, particularly from TSMC. <o:p></o:p>

With government support, Intel now stands poised to embark on an aggressive spending spree aimed at reclaiming its erstwhile position as a dominant force in semiconductor manufacturing. <o:p></o:p>

An important aspect of the investment plan involves directing around 30 per cent of the allocated funds towards construction costs, including labour and infrastructure, while the remainder will be channelled into procuring essential chipmaking equipment from industry leaders such as ASML, Tokyo Electron, Applied Materials, and KLA, among others.<o:p></o:p>

Reuters cited Kinngai Chan, an analyst at Summit Insights, who offered a tempered perspective on Intel's trajectory, cautioning that despite the substantial investment, it will take considerable time—around three to five years—for Intel to emerge as a significant player in the foundry market for cutting-edge chips. <o:p></o:p>

This sentiment is echoed by Gelsinger, who acknowledges that surpassing TSMC will necessitate further investments and sustained efforts, with the realisation that the path to reclaiming semiconductor leadership will be protracted. <o:p></o:p>

Gelsinger highlighted the need for continued government support, reinstating the dynamics of rebuilding an industry that took decades to cede ground.<o:p></o:p>

Ben Bajarin, CEO of Creative Strategies, emphasised the importance of Intel's ability to compete independently with its Asian counterparts, underscoring the necessity for a clear timeline delineating the company's journey towards self-sufficiency. <o:p></o:p>

Nonetheless, despite the challenges ahead, Jimmy Goodrich, semiconductor export and technology adviser to the RAND Corp, noted Intel's pivotal role in safeguarding US interests. <o:p></o:p>

Goodrich asserts that Intel's extensive workforce, technological prowess, and predominantly US-centric supply chain position it as a linchpin in the nation's semiconductor ecosystem, highlighting the significance of nurturing a strong domestic industry.<o:p></o:p>

(With inputs from Reuters)<o:p></o:p>

Intel Corporation has announced a $100 billion spending initiative across four states in the United States, aimed at strengthening and expanding its chip manufacturing capabilities.

Intel Corporation has announced a $100 billion spending initiative across four states in the United States, aimed at strengthening and expanding its chip manufacturing capabilities. This initiative comes after the company secured $19.5 billion in federal grants and loans, with hopes pinned on acquiring an additional $25 billion in tax breaks. The focal point of Intel's ambitious five-year plan is the transformation of vacant lands near Columbus, Ohio, into what CEO Pat Gelsinger dubs "the largest AI chip manufacturing site in the world" by as early as 2027. The US government's endorsement of federal funds under the CHIPS Act on Wednesday marks a significant milestone in Intel's strategic vision. The plan encompasses not only the revitalisation of existing facilities in New Mexico and Oregon but also the expansion of operations in Arizona. This move aligns with the broader context of a competitive landscape where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is also making substantial investments in a massive factory, anticipating support from President Joe Biden's drive to reinvigorate advanced semiconductor manufacturing within the US. Intel's allocation of funds is poised to breathe new life into its business model, which has been grappling with a decline in profit margins and market share erosion in the face of fierce competition, particularly from TSMC. With government support, Intel now stands poised to embark on an aggressive spending spree aimed at reclaiming its erstwhile position as a dominant force in semiconductor manufacturing. An important aspect of the investment plan involves directing around 30 per cent of the allocated funds towards construction costs, including labour and infrastructure, while the remainder will be channelled into procuring essential chipmaking equipment from industry leaders such as ASML, Tokyo Electron, Applied Materials, and KLA, among others. Reuters cited Kinngai Chan, an analyst at Summit Insights, who offered a tempered perspective on Intel's trajectory, cautioning that despite the substantial investment, it will take considerable time—around three to five years—for Intel to emerge as a significant player in the foundry market for cutting-edge chips. This sentiment is echoed by Gelsinger, who acknowledges that surpassing TSMC will necessitate further investments and sustained efforts, with the realisation that the path to reclaiming semiconductor leadership will be protracted. Gelsinger highlighted the need for continued government support, reinstating the dynamics of rebuilding an industry that took decades to cede ground. Ben Bajarin, CEO of Creative Strategies, emphasised the importance of Intel's ability to compete independently with its Asian counterparts, underscoring the necessity for a clear timeline delineating the company's journey towards self-sufficiency. Nonetheless, despite the challenges ahead, Jimmy Goodrich, semiconductor export and technology adviser to the RAND Corp, noted Intel's pivotal role in safeguarding US interests. Goodrich asserts that Intel's extensive workforce, technological prowess, and predominantly US-centric supply chain position it as a linchpin in the nation's semiconductor ecosystem, highlighting the significance of nurturing a strong domestic industry. (With inputs from Reuters)

Intel embarks on $100 bn investment in US chip manufacturing expansion

New microprocessors have been launched by Intel Corp, a device which includes a second-generation Xeon processor for data centres and a 10nm chip for wireless 5G base stations.

New microprocessors have been launched by Intel Corp, a device which includes a second-generation Xeon processor for data centres and a 10nm chip for wireless 5G base stations. Sales of server chips have been boosted after an increase in demand from cloud-computing companies, which has resulted in strong results from Intel and its rival AMD Corp. Also Read: Apple, Intel file antitrust case against SoftBank- Owned firm over patent practices The market for server chips has been dominated by Intel's Xeon chips, but the debut of its rival EPYC processors that earned positive reviews has allowed AMD to gain ground in the business. Though the new Xeon chips afford a better performance on the dollar as compared to its previous generation, Intel is confident that the 10nm chip, P5900, will help it become the leading silicon provider in base stations by 2021. 10nm and 7nm products will be launched by Intel in 2020, while AMD has already launched several chips based on the smaller 7nm architecture. Also Read: Wall Street falls as investors cautious on trade; Intel slides 10nm chip technology sale by Intel has been facing a lot of struggles, which has cost the company its lead to rivals in the race to supply to the new data economy which includes 5G chips, 5G devices, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. Though the company had intended to launch the new chip in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress, the event was cancelled due to rising paranoia over the COVID-19 outbreak all over the world.

Intel unveils new Xeon chip, COVID-19 delays product

Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp, Advanced Micro Devices Inc and ARM Holdings.

One of the bugs is specific to Intel but another affects laptops, desktop computers, smartphones, tablets and internet servers alike. Intel and ARM insisted that the issue was not a design flaw, but it will require users to download a patch and update their operating system to fix.

&ldquo;Phones, PCs, everything are going to have some impact, but it&rsquo;ll vary from product to product,&rdquo; Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said in an interview with CNBC Wednesday afternoon.

Researchers with Alphabet Inc&#39;s Google Project Zero, in conjunction with academic and industry researchers from several countries, discovered two flaws.

The first, called Meltdown, affects Intel chips and lets hackers bypass the hardware barrier between applications run by users and the computer&#39;s memory, potentially letting hackers read a computer&#39;s memory and steal passwords. The second, called Spectre, affects chips from Intel, AMD and ARM and lets hackers potentially trick otherwise error-free applications into giving up secret information.

The researchers said Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp had patches ready for users for desktop computers affected by Meltdown. Microsoft declined to comment and Apple did not immediately return requests for comment.

Daniel Gruss, one of the researchers at Graz University of Technology who discovered Meltdown, called it &quot;probably one of the worst CPU bugs ever found&quot; in an interview with Reuters.

Gruss said Meltdown was the more serious problem in the short term but could be decisively stopped with software patches. Spectre, the broader bug that applies to nearly all computing devices, is harder for hackers to take advantage of but less easily patched and will be a bigger problem in the long term, he said.

Speaking on CNBC, Intel&#39;s Krzanich said Google researchers told Intel of the flaws &quot;a while ago&quot; and that Intel had been testing fixes that device makers who use its chips will push out next week. Before the problems became public, Google on its blog said Intel and others planned to disclose the issues on January 9. Google said it informed the affected companies about the &quot;Spectre&quot; flaw on June 1, 2017 and reported the &quot;Meltdown&quot; flaw after the first flaw but before July 28, 2017.

The flaws were first reported by tech publication The Register. It also reported that the updates to fix the problems could causes Intel chips to operate five per cent to 30 per cent more slowly.

Intel denied that the patches would bog down computers based on Intel chips.

&quot;Intel has begun providing software and firmware updates to mitigate these exploits,&quot; Intel said in a statement. &quot;Contrary to some reports, any performance impacts are workload-dependent, and, for the average computer user, should not be significant and will be mitigated over time.&quot;

ARM spokesman Phil Hughes said that patches had already been shared with the companies` partners, which include many smartphone manufacturers.

&quot;This method only works if a certain type of malicious code is already running on a device and could at worst result in small pieces of data being accessed from privileged memory,&quot; Hughes said in an email.

AMD chips are also affected by at least one variant of a set of security flaws but that it can be patched with a software update. The company said it believes there &quot;is near zero risk to AMD products at this time.&quot;

Google said in a blog post that Android phones running the latest security updates are protected, as are its own Nexus and Pixel phones with the latest security updates. Gmail users do not need to take any additional action to protect themselves, but users of its Chromebooks, Chrome web browser and many of its Google Cloud services will need to install updates.

Amazon Web Services, a cloud computing service used by businesses, said that most of its internet servers were already patched and the rest were in the process of being patched.

The defect affects the so-called kernel memory on Intel x86 processor chips manufactured over the past decade, The Register reported citing unnamed programmers, allowing users of normal applications to discern the layout or content of protected areas on the chips.

That could make it possible for hackers to exploit other security bugs or, worse, expose secure information such as passwords, thus compromising individual computers or even entire server networks.

Dan Guido, chief executive of cyber security consulting firm Trail of Bits, said that businesses should quickly move to update vulnerable systems, saying he expects hackers to quickly develop code they can use to launch attacks that exploit the vulnerabilities. &ldquo;Exploits for these bugs will be added to hacker&rsquo;s standard toolkits,&rdquo; said Guido.

Shares in Intel were down by 3.4 per cent following the report but nudged back up 1.2 per cent to $44.70 in after-hours trading while shares in AMD were up one per cent to $11.77, shedding many of the gains they had made earlier in the day when reports suggested its chips were not affected.

It was not immediately clear whether Intel would face any significant financial liability arising from the reported flaw.

&quot;The current Intel problem, if true, would likely not require CPU replacement in our opinion. However the situation is fluid,&quot; Hans Mosesmann of Rosenblatt Securities in New York said in a note, adding it could hurt the company&#39;s reputation.

Shares in Intel were down by 3.4 per cent following the report but nudged back up 1.2 per cent to $44.70 in after-hours trading.

Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp, Advanced Micro Devices Inc and ARM Holdings. One of the bugs is specific to Intel but another affects laptops, desktop computers, smartphones, tablets and internet servers alike. Intel and ARM insisted that the issue was not a design flaw, but it will require users to download a patch and update their operating system to fix. “Phones, PCs, everything are going to have some impact, but it’ll vary from product to product,” Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said in an interview with CNBC Wednesday afternoon. Researchers with Alphabet Inc's Google Project Zero, in conjunction with academic and industry researchers from several countries, discovered two flaws. The first, called Meltdown, affects Intel chips and lets hackers bypass the hardware barrier between applications run by users and the computer's memory, potentially letting hackers read a computer's memory and steal passwords. The second, called Spectre, affects chips from Intel, AMD and ARM and lets hackers potentially trick otherwise error-free applications into giving up secret information. The researchers said Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp had patches ready for users for desktop computers affected by Meltdown. Microsoft declined to comment and Apple did not immediately return requests for comment. Daniel Gruss, one of the researchers at Graz University of Technology who discovered Meltdown, called it "probably one of the worst CPU bugs ever found" in an interview with Reuters. Gruss said Meltdown was the more serious problem in the short term but could be decisively stopped with software patches. Spectre, the broader bug that applies to nearly all computing devices, is harder for hackers to take advantage of but less easily patched and will be a bigger problem in the long term, he said. Speaking on CNBC, Intel's Krzanich said Google researchers told Intel of the flaws "a while ago" and that Intel had been testing fixes that device makers who use its chips will push out next week. Before the problems became public, Google on its blog said Intel and others planned to disclose the issues on January 9. Google said it informed the affected companies about the "Spectre" flaw on June 1, 2017 and reported the "Meltdown" flaw after the first flaw but before July 28, 2017. The flaws were first reported by tech publication The Register. It also reported that the updates to fix the problems could causes Intel chips to operate five per cent to 30 per cent more slowly. Intel denied that the patches would bog down computers based on Intel chips. "Intel has begun providing software and firmware updates to mitigate these exploits," Intel said in a statement. "Contrary to some reports, any performance impacts are workload-dependent, and, for the average computer user, should not be significant and will be mitigated over time." ARM spokesman Phil Hughes said that patches had already been shared with the companies` partners, which include many smartphone manufacturers. "This method only works if a certain type of malicious code is already running on a device and could at worst result in small pieces of data being accessed from privileged memory," Hughes said in an email. AMD chips are also affected by at least one variant of a set of security flaws but that it can be patched with a software update. The company said it believes there "is near zero risk to AMD products at this time." Google said in a blog post that Android phones running the latest security updates are protected, as are its own Nexus and Pixel phones with the latest security updates. Gmail users do not need to take any additional action to protect themselves, but users of its Chromebooks, Chrome web browser and many of its Google Cloud services will need to install updates. Amazon Web Services, a cloud computing service used by businesses, said that most of its internet servers were already patched and the rest were in the process of being patched. The defect affects the so-called kernel memory on Intel x86 processor chips manufactured over the past decade, The Register reported citing unnamed programmers, allowing users of normal applications to discern the layout or content of protected areas on the chips. That could make it possible for hackers to exploit other security bugs or, worse, expose secure information such as passwords, thus compromising individual computers or even entire server networks. Dan Guido, chief executive of cyber security consulting firm Trail of Bits, said that businesses should quickly move to update vulnerable systems, saying he expects hackers to quickly develop code they can use to launch attacks that exploit the vulnerabilities. “Exploits for these bugs will be added to hacker’s standard toolkits,” said Guido. Shares in Intel were down by 3.4 per cent following the report but nudged back up 1.2 per cent to $44.70 in after-hours trading while shares in AMD were up one per cent to $11.77, shedding many of the gains they had made earlier in the day when reports suggested its chips were not affected. It was not immediately clear whether Intel would face any significant financial liability arising from the reported flaw. "The current Intel problem, if true, would likely not require CPU replacement in our opinion. However the situation is fluid," Hans Mosesmann of Rosenblatt Securities in New York said in a note, adding it could hurt the company's reputation.

Major security flaw in Intel and AMD chips revealed, virtually all phones & computers at risk

With the release of the second quarterly earnings call of this year, Intel has slid to the second position after Samsung. Intel had been leading the chipsets since 1993. It entered the chip industry with Pentium CPU.&nbsp;

Though the revenue figures do not indicate any loss for the company, it does affect its two decades of leading position.&nbsp; 
 
Intel&#39;s revenue accounted for $14.8 billion whereas Samsung revenue escalated to $16 billion.&nbsp;

Speculations were made since May that Samsung might take over Intel. These speculations were based on the current market consumption.

Intel supplies chips to PCs and data centres whereas Samsung is a chip provider for the smartphone market. The Current boom in the smartphone industry has resulted in a revenue rise of Samsung. And the declining demand for PCs and data centres has brought Intel down.&nbsp;

Samsung memory chips are not only used by Samsung smartphones but other company as well.&nbsp;

With the ever increasing demand for smartphones, Samsung is expected to rule the chip maker platform for the entire year.&nbsp;

However Intel may be restored to the leading position as the company is exploring different sectors of the market such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things(IoT) and autonomous driving technology. Intel is also planning to step into the autonomous vehicle segment with Israel- based company, Mobileye. &nbsp;It is expected to sign a deal with the company by the end of the year for $15.3 billion.

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Intel's revenue accounted for $14.8 billion whereas Samsung revenue escalated to $16 billion

With the release of the second quarterly earnings call of this year, Intel has slid to the second position after Samsung. Intel had been leading the chipsets since 1993. It entered the chip industry with Pentium CPU. Though the revenue figures do not indicate any loss for the company, it does affect its two decades of leading position. Intel's revenue accounted for $14.8 billion whereas Samsung revenue escalated to $16 billion. Speculations were made since May that Samsung might take over Intel. These speculations were based on the current market consumption. Intel supplies chips to PCs and data centres whereas Samsung is a chip provider for the smartphone market. The Current boom in the smartphone industry has resulted in a revenue rise of Samsung. And the declining demand for PCs and data centres has brought Intel down. Samsung memory chips are not only used by Samsung smartphones but other company as well. With the ever increasing demand for smartphones, Samsung is expected to rule the chip maker platform for the entire year. However Intel may be restored to the leading position as the company is exploring different sectors of the market such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things(IoT) and autonomous driving technology. Intel is also planning to step into the autonomous vehicle segment with Israel- based company, Mobileye. It is expected to sign a deal with the company by the end of the year for $15.3 billion.

Samsung takes over chip market, pushing aside the 24-year leader-Intel

Chipmaker Qualcomm will ask the US International Trade Commission to bar Apple from selling some iPhones and iPads in the United States that use chips made by competitor Intel on the grounds that the devices infringe on six Qualcomm patents.

In a request that would broaden its legal battle with Apple, San Diego-based Qualcomm said it will ask the US ITC to ban imports of the infringing Apple devices. A related lawsuit was filed in federal court in California to request monetary damages.

Qualcomm, which also supplies chips to Apple, said the six patents help devices perform well without draining the battery.

Apple referred reporters to its earlier comments on the dispute with Qualcomm, which accuse Qualcomm of unfairly imposing what Apple calls a &quot;tax&quot; on Apple devices using Qualcomm chips.

In its complaint to the ITC, Qualcomm asked the body to ban &quot;iPhones that use cellular baseband processors other than those supplied by Qualcomm&rsquo;s affiliates.&quot; Qualcomm did not name Intel, but Intel began supplying chips for some iPhones starting with the iPhone 7.

Qualcomm has not alleged that Intel chips violate its patents but claims that the way Apple implements them in the iPhone does. Intel declined to comment.

Stacy Rasgon, an analyst at Bernstein, said ITC cases typically take 16 months to conclude and the case was unlikely to affect Apple&#39;s 10th anniversary iPhone launch expected this fall. &quot;I doubt this puts a lot of immediate pressure on Apple,&quot; Rasgon said.

There has been long-running tension between Qualcomm and Apple over Qualcomm&#39;s practice of taking a cut of the total price of the phone in exchange for &quot;modem&quot; chips that help phones use wireless networks data plans.

The ITC is a popular venue for patent disputes because it handles cases relatively quickly and can more easily bear an infringing product from the US market than federal courts.

Animosity between the two companies burst into open in January, when the US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm and accused it of using &quot;anticompetitive&quot; tactics to maintain its monopoly on a key semiconductor used in mobile phones.

The FTC, which enforces antitrust law along with the Justice Department, said that Qualcomm used its dominant position as a supplier of certain chips to impose &quot;onerous&quot; supply and licensing terms on cellphone manufacturers and to weaken competitors.

Days later, Apple sued Qualcomm for $1 billion, accusing it of overcharging for chips and withholding promised rebates because of Apple&#39;s discussions with South Korea&#39;s antitrust regulators in their probe of Qualcomm.

Separately from this dispute, Qualcomm is a major supplier to both Apple and Samsung Electronics for modem chips that connect phones to wireless networks.

Qualcomm, which also supplies chips to Apple, said the six patents help devices perform well without draining the battery

Chipmaker Qualcomm will ask the US International Trade Commission to bar Apple from selling some iPhones and iPads in the United States that use chips made by competitor Intel on the grounds that the devices infringe on six Qualcomm patents. In a request that would broaden its legal battle with Apple, San Diego-based Qualcomm said it will ask the US ITC to ban imports of the infringing Apple devices. A related lawsuit was filed in federal court in California to request monetary damages. Qualcomm, which also supplies chips to Apple, said the six patents help devices perform well without draining the battery. Apple referred reporters to its earlier comments on the dispute with Qualcomm, which accuse Qualcomm of unfairly imposing what Apple calls a "tax" on Apple devices using Qualcomm chips. In its complaint to the ITC, Qualcomm asked the body to ban "iPhones that use cellular baseband processors other than those supplied by Qualcomm’s affiliates." Qualcomm did not name Intel, but Intel began supplying chips for some iPhones starting with the iPhone 7. Qualcomm has not alleged that Intel chips violate its patents but claims that the way Apple implements them in the iPhone does. Intel declined to comment. Stacy Rasgon, an analyst at Bernstein, said ITC cases typically take 16 months to conclude and the case was unlikely to affect Apple's 10th anniversary iPhone launch expected this fall. "I doubt this puts a lot of immediate pressure on Apple," Rasgon said. There has been long-running tension between Qualcomm and Apple over Qualcomm's practice of taking a cut of the total price of the phone in exchange for "modem" chips that help phones use wireless networks data plans. The ITC is a popular venue for patent disputes because it handles cases relatively quickly and can more easily bear an infringing product from the US market than federal courts. Animosity between the two companies burst into open in January, when the US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm and accused it of using "anticompetitive" tactics to maintain its monopoly on a key semiconductor used in mobile phones. The FTC, which enforces antitrust law along with the Justice Department, said that Qualcomm used its dominant position as a supplier of certain chips to impose "onerous" supply and licensing terms on cellphone manufacturers and to weaken competitors. Days later, Apple sued Qualcomm for $1 billion, accusing it of overcharging for chips and withholding promised rebates because of Apple's discussions with South Korea's antitrust regulators in their probe of Qualcomm. Separately from this dispute, Qualcomm is a major supplier to both Apple and Samsung Electronics for modem chips that connect phones to wireless networks.

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