Intel CEO plans to build two new CPU fabs in Arizona
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/intel-ceo-plans-to-build-two-new-cpu-fabs-in-arizona/
Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger—a former chip designer who took the top slot from finance specialist Bob Swan this February—announced plans to expand Intel's manufacturing muscle this week.
Gelsinger wants to spend $20 billion on two new fabrication facilities in Arizona. Gelsinger says the expanded capacity will take on manufacturing for third-party chip designers in addition to Intel's own CPUs—similar to the business model of TSMC, the Taiwan-based fabricator that builds processors for many "fabless" industry giants, including Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm.