Intel’s chief executive of products departs among other leadership changes
Intel also announced the creation of a central engineering group that will build custom chips for outside customers.
Intel also announced the creation of a central engineering group that will build custom chips for outside customers.
The U.S. government’s recent stake in Intel comes after a long period of floundering at the company’s foundry business.
Intel doesn’t need cash. Instead, the struggling semiconductor giant needs to figure out how to drum up interest for its foundry business.
While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,” the administration does not appear to be committing new funds.
Such federal government ownership of a major corporation would mark a dramatic departure from long-standing U.S. policy.
Softbank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock.
This deal would be meant to help Intel bulk up its U.S. chip manufacturing, including its much-delayed Ohio factory.
Trump’s post comes after Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday wrote to Intel’s board of directors, asking about Tan’s ties to China, his investments in the country, and raised concerns about his time leading Cadence Design Systems, which had a Ch…
This announcement comes as the Trump administration is also mulling over its approach to AI chip export restrictions.
Intel will remain an anchor investor in the stand-alone company, which produced $5.8 billion in revenue in 2024.