Intel, a household name in chips, is reportedly a takeover target

Sep 23, 2024
The company is known for making a chip called a central processing unit, often referred to as the brain of a computer.
Intel has lost market share on CPUs and hasn't made a complete pivot to GPUs, which are needed for artificial intelligence.
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Phoenix’s semiconductor boom was supposed to change their lives, but did it?

Aug 15, 2024
Months after completing a semiconductor technician training course, two workers share their stories.
Students in the Semiconductor Technician Quick Start training course at Mesa Community College practice using hand tools while wearing “bunny suits,” the required workwear at fabrication plants.
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How one Oregon summer camp is using music to help teens explore STEM careers 

Aug 9, 2024
What do science, technology, engineering and math have to do with mariachi music? Mariachi STEAM camp is using the music to show young people — especially Latino youth — the opportunities available in different professions. 
From left to right, Oregon high school students and Mariachi STEAM camp violinists Dulceluna Cebrera Gomez, Keili Piña Cisneros and Isabel Uribe-Jensen practice in July.
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CHIPS Act to give Intel $8.5 billion in direct funding, plus loans

Mar 20, 2024
Biden's legislation aims to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, reducing reliance on foreign chipmakers.
President Biden speaks Wednesday at an Intel facility in Chandler, Arizona. The funding will enable Intel to build new plants in four states and expand operations in others.
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$5 billion Intel deal scrapped after China dragged out regulatory approval

Aug 22, 2023
Intel recently scrapped a $5 billion deal to buy an Israeli semiconductor manufacturer — primarily because China dragged its feet on giving the regulatory green light for the deal.
Intel's semiconductors are found in electronic devices around the globe.
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The transistor's role in the birth of Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley exists for a number of reasons. Chief among them might be the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Companies like Intel were born from the semiconductor revolution. But how did silicon — and the transistor — end up in California?
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What does it take for chip manufacturers to get a new plant up and running?

Aug 23, 2022
Semiconductor makers seek locations with plenty of space, water, electricity and workers. First, they need megabucks for construction.
An array of machines at a semiconductor plant in Germany. Now that the CHIPS Act has passed, chipmakers are looking to build more facilities in the U.S.
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For public good, not for profit.

Chips from Intel's new $20 billion factories won't be ready to use for years

Jan 21, 2022
The semiconductor giant is thinking long term.
With consumers' appetite for smart cars and appliances, demand for Intel's chips isn't going away anytime soon.
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Apple's acquisition of Intel's smartphone modem business is all about control

Jul 26, 2019
The iPhone manufacturer is buying the ability to make its own modem chips.
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