When Pat Gelsinger offers a “tour of the Intel Foundry factories” to Elon Musk, it’s to sell more chips, obviously

Pat Gelsinger’s Intel Foundry program needs customers. From many customers, wherever they come from and whatever they make.

Since the arrival of Pat Gelsinger at the head of the Intel company, the American group has tried by all means to relaunch itself and once again become the leader in the design and production of semiconductors.

This of course requires new designs and ever more efficient chips, but also an overhaul of the entire production chain. The Intel Foundry program is the keystone of this second aspect of things.

Intel Foundry present on all fronts

The stated objective of the Intel Foundry division as specified by Pat Gelsinger is to become the American alternative to semiconductor production, currently entrusted to the Taiwanese TSMC.

Pat Gelsinger spares no effort in discussing Intel’s production capacities and the extreme modernity of its factories. Thus, last month, during the Intel Foundry Direct Connect, there was extensive discussion of the American group’s roadmap and the new milestones to be taken towards the Intel 14A engraving node by 2027.

In the process, Intel and Microsoft sealed a $15 billion agreement for the production of chips imagined by the promoter of Windows for its products, but also AI accelerators. While Sam Altman of the company OpenAI does not hide his crazy ambitions, the guy spoke at length with Pat Gelsinger… and not to talk rags!

Tesla and SpaceX in Intel’s crosshairs

Today, it is in an even more visible way that Pat Gelsinger has decided to challenge another big name in American tech. On X.com, the head of Intel spoke directly to Elon Musk.

Pat Gelsinger takes advantage here of the opportunities offered by the Chips Act, through which Intel received funding of 8.5 billion dollars, and very clearly invites Elon Musk to discover Intel’s semi-automatic manufacturing lines. drivers through a “ personal visit “. He recalls in passing that he has the support of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and his Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo.

Involved in multiple technology companies, Elon Musk would obviously be a “great catch” for Pat Gelsinger and Intel. Whether it is Tesla, SpaceX or Grok, its artificial intelligence, there is no shortage of opportunities linked to the businessman, especially since the latter currently sources from AMD or NVIDIA, whose chips are manufactured by TSMC, the inevitable competitor.

Source : Tom’s Hardware