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Does Nvidia use Intel foundry? No.

Does Apple use Intel foundry? No.

The two largest fabless companies in the world never used, and have no plans to use Intel foundries.

"Intel foundry" as a service is a fiction, and will remain so. Intel can't get others to use their weird custom software tooling.

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> The two largest fabless companies in the world never used, and have no plans to use Intel foundries.

Such plans would be something like 4-5 years ahead, so you wouldn't have heard of it yet unless they decided to talk about it. Chip development takes a long time.

Of course, that means you have to expect the foundry to still be there in 5 years.

Amazon AWS said they'd use the hypothetical Intel foundry to fab their chips. https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2024/9/intel-and-aws-expan...

The AWS deal is not a "Foundry win" in the true sense. It is still a chip designed and built by Intel for AWS: custom Xeon chip and custom Intel Clearwater Forest AI chip.

Unlike true foundries which manufacture chips designed by customers.

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