Report: Intel could move some chipset production to TSMC
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Intel's delayed transition to the 10-nm node means that every time the company wants to add a leading-edge product to its portfolio, that chip has to be made on its 14-nm process, and the company is already making a ton of 14-nm silicon. If a new report by Digitimes is correct, the company could be reaching a breaking point on fab capacity.
The site says Intel is bumping some of its low-end desktop chipset production out of its own fabs and into TSMC's to free up fab time for server CPUs and chipsets. The site reports that Intel ...