Intel's reportedly in talks to buy Globalfoundries for $30 billion

WYP

News Guru

• Jul 16, 2021

• #1

Intel wants a push to take its IDM 2.0 strategy to fruition.



Read more about Intel's reported GlobalFoundries buyout plan.

 

Dicehunter

Resident Newb

• Jul 16, 2021

• #2

Damn this would be absolutely huge, It would massively increase their ability to pump out CPU's.

 

AngryGoldfish

Old N Gold

• Jul 16, 2021

• #3

Wow, that is big indeed.

 

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Warchild

Active member

• Jul 18, 2021

• #4

If you cant beat them. Buy them.

 

AngryGoldfish

Old N Gold

• Jul 18, 2021

• #5

Warchild said:

If you cant beat them. Buy them.

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Burn.

 

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NeverBackDown

AMD Enthusiast

• Jul 18, 2021

• #6

They don't really compete in the same markets though so nothing for them to beat... Just expands there ability to reach different customers.

 

Deadtroopers

Member

• Jul 18, 2021

• #7

Meanwhile in the AMD boardroom realisation dawns of a stupid decision coming back to smack them upside the head.

 

Kleptobot

Member

• Jul 18, 2021

• #8

Deadtroopers said:

Meanwhile in the AMD boardroom realisation dawns of a stupid decision coming back to smack them upside the head.

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Without spinning off and subsequently selling glofo AMD might not have been able to survive