This is really nice for competition in semiconductor manufacturing. The TSMC quasi-monopoly (with Samsung fabs slightly lagging) and limited capacity is not good for the market. Owning leading edge fabs might also help Intel to keep up the competition in the x86 market. Intel is the underdog now!

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oezi 3 hours ago | parent [-]

How does Global Foundries fit into this? Are they still a thing?

	▲	modeless 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They stopped pursuing cutting edge fabrication processes many years ago. Always seemed like a short sighted business decision to me.