Intel has secured a significant order from Microsoft, putting trust from external customers into Intel Foundry. According to Charlie Demerjian from SemiAccurate—and shared by X user @Jukanlosreve—Microsoft will manufacture its Maia 3 chip codenamed "Griffin" at Intel Foundry using the 18A or 18A-P p...
What is not half ass nothing from Microsoft. Everything they touch turns to lead and sinks.
The first company to completely open source hardware now, will own the future. China is poised to take that future. Hardware hegemony at the last node really matters. There is no longer any advantage to proprietary at that point. Transparency will crush any antiquated proprietary model with momentum.
I think it would be too valuable of a political win to pass up for the sino communist cause to be the champion of open source in the long run. I would gladly buy Chinese open source over any America proprietary junk. In the long term, that wins big. China does long term better than Americans by a long shot.
A much needed win for Intel’s foundry, but this feels more like a “testing the waters” project.
What is not half ass nothing from Microsoft. Everything they touch turns to lead and sinks.
The first company to completely open source hardware now, will own the future. China is poised to take that future. Hardware hegemony at the last node really matters. There is no longer any advantage to proprietary at that point. Transparency will crush any antiquated proprietary model with momentum.
With all due respect, I think China would love a fully proprietary approach in the vein of American companies.
Their current use of open source (which is arguably not all encompassing) feels like a tactical decision more so than a strategic choice.
I think it would be too valuable of a political win to pass up for the sino communist cause to be the champion of open source in the long run. I would gladly buy Chinese open source over any America proprietary junk. In the long term, that wins big. China does long term better than Americans by a long shot.