Intel, TSMC tentatively agree to form chipmaking joint venture

This kind of government-encouraged or mandated joint venture is barely different from what China does. To be quite honest, for stuff like silicon manufacturing, it's probably a good idea.

Parallels to Microsoft investing in Apple in 1997? A little bit maybe? Keep your competitor alive so the antitrust folks don&#x27;t come down on you?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wccftech.com&#x2F;microsoft-invested-150-million-in-apple-27-years-ago-today-on-august-6&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wccftech.com&#x2F;microsoft-invested-150-million-in-apple...</a>

I submitted a few seconds too late. :-)<p>This is great news if it’s true.<p>Intel has so much bad news baked in that its stock is ready for any good news.

<i>&gt; The Trump administration initiated the Intel-TSMC talks in an effort to revitalize Intel, the report said.</i><p>Related to tariffs, or not?<p>edit: HN ranking history for this thread: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hnrankings.info&#x2F;43573980&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hnrankings.info&#x2F;43573980&#x2F;</a>

Is this how TSMC relocates to the US?

Bizarre downvoting behavior in this thread. One has to ask themselves if HN can handle the news, at this point.