Intel asks TSMC for a little help, for now
While Intel does plan to eventually have its own production facilities to manufacture chips of similar performance, it seems it will use TSMC to get advanced products like GPUs into the market. It remains to be seen whether or not Intel will meet its own goals for better process nodes in the next several years, but the company does appear confident at this current point in time.
Intel buying up the bulk of 3nm chips could negatively affect Apple and AMD’s abilities to secure the new technology for manufacturing in the future. However, TSMC plans to aggressively expand its operations to match the high demands of its customers which should help. Of course, this is just a rumor at this point, so take Intel’s large order of 3nm TSMC nodes with a pinch of salt for the time being.
