>nor does it change the fact that even if TSMC were destroyed in a war, Intel would still be struggling with a shortage of competence.
What makes you think so? They're about to deliver 18A in 6 months
What makes you think so? They're about to deliver 18A in 6 months
that was firmware issue, not the node, yup?
There were many steps at which Intel could have avoided this outcome, but it started from the fact that Intel had to push voltages and clocks beyond reasonable limits to make up for having a microarchitecture with poor enough performance per clock that Intel needed to hit 6+ GHz to be competitive.