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stuckagain | karma 1064 | avg karma 4.9 · 2017-02-08 20:06:19

Intel has always fabbed its high-IP parts in the USA or strongly allied countries (Israel, Ireland). They will never put a fab in China because the Chinese will rip off all their IP. The fact that Intel has resumed construction of a half-completed facility in the same town where they make almost everything else is not really news.

40acres | karma 5942 | avg karma 6.3 · 2017-02-08 20:18:45+00:00

Intel opened a $ 2.5B fab in China in 2010. There's also an R/D office there.

stuckagain | karma 1064 | avg karma 4.9 · 2017-02-08 20:20:27

Intel makes generic NAND memory on a 65nm process in that fab. That isn't the kind of IP anybody needs to steal.

40acres | karma 5942 | avg karma 6.3 · 2017-02-08 20:22:21+00:00

Good point.

The organization that runs fabs (TMG) is also notoriously tight lipped in regards to corporate security, I would image they assessed leak risk before opening the fab.

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