Intel's new chip plants won't result in it catching up with AMD
During the Intel Unleashed: Engineering the Future webcast in late March there were lots of exciting plans laid out by Intel. The event helped signal the direction that new CEO Pat Gelsinger wanted to chart for the US chip making icon, once often referred to as Chipzilla. It certainly seemed like Chipzilla had got a new set of teeth. The backbone of the presentation was the news about IDM 2.0, Intel's plans to reinvest in the foundry business. This activity would be complemented by "a world-class foundry business" dubbed Intel Foundry Services (IFS), to sell "leading-edge process technology a...