{"id":499845,"date":"2022-08-24T13:32:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T13:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=499845"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:22:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:22:57","slug":"intel-doubles-down-on-chips-enters-30-billion-deal-to-build-new-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/intel-doubles-down-on-chips-enters-30-billion-deal-to-build-new-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel Doubles Down On Chips, Enters $30 Billion Deal To Build New Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"
Intel is not done yet. The company\u2019s plan to become a big player in the semiconductor business is even more ambitious than we thought. Today\u2019s news arrives <\/span>via the WSJ<\/span><\/a>, \u201cIntel Corp. has struck an unusual $30 billion funding partnership with Brookfield Asset Management Inc.\u201d Both companies will finance and build a new factory in Chandler, Arizona. Apparently, this is the first of many similar deals for Intel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The company wants to build chip manufacturing capabilities fast and it\u2019s using co-investment as a way to raise money outside of the traditional banking system. For its part, Brookfield is a Canadian asset-management firm that has \u201cmore than $750 billion in assets under management.\u201d If this goes well, these new pools of capital will allow Intel to build factories in other places.<\/span><\/p>\n In this case, Intel will fund 51% of the new facility and thus have \u201ca controlling stake in the financing vehicle that would own the new factories.\u201d Brookfield will finance and own the rest, and both companies \u201cwill split the revenue that comes out of the factories.\u201d The deal would be \u201cthe first of what could be a series of such arrangements Intel pursues to underpin Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger\u2019s push to make the company a leading contract chip maker and regain its manufacturing advantage over competitors in Taiwan and South Korea.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n These chips are a crucial part of <\/span>the Blockscale ASICs<\/span><\/a>, Intel\u2019s \u201cenergy efficient\u201d bitcoin miners. In fact, before Intel, all Bitcoin miners were practically dependent on the Taiwan and South Korea factories. When the Blockscale shipped, we quoted Raja Koduri, Intel\u2019s Architecture, Graphics and Software (IAGS) division\u2019s senior vice president:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIntel AXG Custom Compute team is now shipping the Blockscale ASIC! First product will always be unforgettable, congratulations team. Excited to see how Argo, Griid and Hive improvise around Blockscale and our open design.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Before that, we quoted <\/span>Intel \u2018s CEO Pat Gelsinger overselling it<\/span><\/a> a bit:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIntel is about to bring forward a blockchain chip that\u2019s dramatically better. That is orders of magnitude better in terms of power performance. So, we\u2019re helping solve the climate issue.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n We even quoted <\/span>President Joe Biden poetically describing<\/span><\/a> Intel \u2019s other chip factory:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf you travel 20 miles east of Columbus, Ohio, you\u2019ll find 1,000 empty acres of land. It won\u2019t look like much, but if you stop and look closely, you\u2019ll see a \u2018field of dreams,\u2019 the ground on which America\u2019s future will be built.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Back to the WSJ report, the numbers that Intel \u2018s CEO is expecting for all of this hassle are astronomical:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMr. Geslinger and other industry officials have said they expect annual semiconductor sales to roughly double by the end of the decade\u2014topping $1 trillion\u2014even if short-term demand softness is weighing on chip-industry earnings.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n They are betting big, \u201cIntel also has said it could spend as much as $100 billion each on new plant complexes in Ohio and Germany.\u201d And they\u2019re not the only ones, Taiwan and South Korea are also doubling down on semiconductors, and even The European Union is trying to get in on the action. In Intel \u00b4s case, the already mentioned President Biden might have something to do with all of these investments:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn the U.S., whose share of the chip market has fallen to about 12%, according to Boston Consulting Group, President Biden this month signed legislation allocating more than $50 billion for domestic chip manufacturing and research. Intel and other chip manufacturers lobbied heavily for the bill. The European Union is considering incentives to double its share of global chip-making to 20% by 2030.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Is this good for bitcoin, though? Everything is good for bitcoin. Having more chip options for the new generation of bitcoin miners that\u2019s coming down the pipeline is even more so.<\/span><\/p>\n Intel is not done yet. The company\u2019s plan to become a big player in the semiconductor business is even more ambitious than we thought. Today\u2019s news arrives via the WSJ, \u201cIntel Corp. has struck an unusual $30 billion funding partnership with Brookfield Asset Management Inc.\u201d Both companies will finance and build a new factory in Chandler, Arizona. Apparently, this is the first of many similar deals for Intel.\u00a0 The company wants to build chip manufacturing capabilities fast and it\u2019s using co-investment as a way to raise money outside of the traditional banking system. For its part, Brookfield is a Canadian asset-management firm that has \u201cmore than $750 billion in assets under management.\u201d If this goes well, these new pools of capital will allow Intel to build factories in other places. Related Reading: Mr. Wonderful-Backed Green Bitcoin Mining Venture To Build $500M HQ In N. Dakota In this case, Intel will fund 51% of the new facility and thus have \u201ca controlling stake in the financing vehicle that would own the new factories.\u201d Brookfield will finance and own the rest, and both companies \u201cwill split the revenue that comes out of the factories.\u201d The deal would be \u201cthe first of what could be a series of such arrangements Intel pursues to underpin Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger\u2019s push to make the company a leading contract chip maker and regain its manufacturing advantage over competitors in Taiwan and South Korea.\u201d What Does Intel \u2019s Chip Business Have To Do With Bitcoin? These chips are a crucial part of the Blockscale ASICs, Intel\u2019s \u201cenergy efficient\u201d bitcoin miners. In fact, before Intel, all Bitcoin miners were practically dependent on the Taiwan and South Korea factories. When the Blockscale shipped, we quoted Raja Koduri, Intel\u2019s Architecture, Graphics and Software (IAGS) division\u2019s senior vice president: \u201cIntel AXG Custom Compute team is now shipping the Blockscale ASIC! First product will always be unforgettable, congratulations team. Excited to see how Argo, Griid and Hive improvise around Blockscale and our open design.\u201d Before that, we quoted Intel \u2018s CEO Pat Gelsinger overselling it a bit: \u201cIntel is about to bring forward a blockchain chip that\u2019s dramatically better. That is orders of magnitude better in terms of power performance. So, we\u2019re helping solve the climate issue.\u201d We even quoted President Joe Biden poetically describing Intel \u2019s other chip factory: \u201cIf you travel 20 miles east of Columbus, Ohio, you\u2019ll find 1,000 empty acres of land. It won\u2019t look like much, but if you stop and look closely, you\u2019ll see a \u2018field of dreams,\u2019 the ground on which America\u2019s future will be built.\u201d BTC price chart for 08\/24\/2022 on Bitstamp | Source: BTC\/USD on TradingView.com There\u2019s No Business Like The Chip Business Back to the WSJ report, the numbers that Intel \u2018s CEO is expecting for all of this hassle are astronomical: \u201cMr. Geslinger and other industry officials have said they expect annual semiconductor sales to roughly double by the end of the decade\u2014topping $1 trillion\u2014even if short-term demand softness is weighing on chip-industry earnings.\u201d They are betting big, \u201cIntel also has said it could spend as much as $100 billion each on new plant complexes in Ohio and Germany.\u201d And they\u2019re not the only ones, Taiwan and South Korea are also doubling down on semiconductors, and even The European Union is trying to get in on the action. In Intel \u00b4s case, the already mentioned President Biden might have something to do with all of these investments: \u201cIn the U.S., whose share of the chip market has fallen to about 12%, according to Boston Consulting Group, President Biden this month signed legislation allocating more than $50 billion for domestic chip manufacturing and research. Intel and other chip manufacturers lobbied heavily for the bill. The European Union is considering incentives to double its share of global chip-making to 20% by 2030.\u201d Related Reading: New York\u2019s Latest Bill Clamping Down On Bitcoin Mining Draws Sharp Criticism From Industry Is this good for bitcoin, though? Everything is good for bitcoin. Having more chip options for the new generation of bitcoin miners that\u2019s coming down the pipeline is even more so. Featured Image by Kevin Woblick on Unsplash | Charts by TradingView<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":499846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12436,5651,3],"tags":[12686,86302,86666,86664,1205,86667,6243,85575,85503,85504,85502,85585,85227,86665,85588,7702,4047,6227],"class_list":["post-499845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-and-tech","category-bitcoin","category-news","tag-arizona","tag-blockscale-asic-chips","tag-blockscale-asics","tag-brookfield-asset-management-inc","tag-canada","tag-chandler","tag-intel","tag-intel-asic","tag-intel-ceo","tag-intel-mining-chips","tag-pat-gelsinger","tag-president-biden","tag-raja-koduri","tag-semiconductor-factories","tag-semiconductors","tag-south-korea","tag-taiwan","tag-usa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Does Intel \u2019s Chip Business Have To Do With Bitcoin?<\/span><\/h2>\n
BTC price chart for 08\/24\/2022 on Bitstamp | Source: BTC\/USD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
There\u2019s No Business Like The Chip Business<\/span><\/h2>\n
Featured Image by Kevin Woblick<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a> | Charts by TradingView<\/a><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"