Intel need to split into two.

1. Intel fabless: open up x86 like ARM. work on Xscale (ARM) and RISC-V (SiFive).

2. Intel foundry: a pure play foundry with no tie to its fabless side to win customers trust.

the foundry ecosystem is going to hurt Intel. the current trend is everyone design its own chip and outsource to foundry for production.

edit: look like the deal to buy SiFive fall apart but the idea is Intel fabless can focus on chip design regardless the platform.