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During a quarterly earnings call in January, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan claimed that Intel’s packaging is a “big differentiator”
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Zinsner elaborated on this in March at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom conference, when he called Intel's packaging “ironically, the more interesting part of the Foundry business today,” adding that the company was “close to closing some deals that are in the billions of dollars per year, in terms of…
Key facts
- Intel funneled billions into the facility, including $500 million it was granted from the US CHIPS Act
- Sixteen miles north of Albuquerque, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, an Intel chip plant sits on more than 200 acres of land
- In 2007, as Intel’s business faltered, operations in one of the key fabs, Fab 9, came to a halt
- Then, in January 2024, the dormant fab was booted up again
Summary
Sixteen miles north of Albuquerque, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, an Intel chip plant sits on more than 200 acres of land. Then, in January 2024, the dormant fab was booted up again. Packaging involves combining multiple chiplets, or smaller components, onto a single, custom chip. During a quarterly earnings call in January, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan claimed that Intel’s packaging is a “big differentiator” from competitors.