Reports state that Intel is on a mission to become a major contract chipmaker, with the goal of rivaling Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, TSMC, and Samsung Electronics, reputed as the top players in the industry.
To do this the U.S. chip giant is spending $70 billion to build fabs and regain a technological edge in manufacturing lost to Asia over the past decades.
At the moment, investors, however, do not seem entirely convinced about these prospects.
However, market analysts are of the belief that pulling off such a transformation would re shape the global chip making landscape at a time of unprecedented geo political tension over control of such crucial technology.
According to findings, since Pat Gelsinger, the Chief Executive Officer in early 2021, his mission has been to transform America’s biggest semiconductor company into a major contract chip maker.
Meanwhile, Morris Chang, the founder, as well as former chairman and CEO of TSMC, as of October 2021, has net worth estimated at US$2.8 billion.
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