TechnologyIntel under pressure to ramp up outsourcing to Asian chipmakers
US has been in talks with TSMC to produce flagship chip products for first time ever
U.S. chipmaking giant Intel is in talks with TSMC to sharply expand their outsourcing arrangement. (Source photos by Shinya Sawai and Kaisuke Ota)
CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers
January 20, 2021 18:52 JST
TAIPEI -- Asia’s biggest chipmakers hope Intel on Thursday will confirm long-standing talks to give them a bigger role in making its flagship chip products, as the U.S. semiconductor titan struggles to keep pace with the cutting-edge offerings of its rivals.