Nvidia Not Approached for Intel Stake, CEO Says (reuters.com)
(Thursday March 20, 2025 @04:05AM (msmash)
from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.)
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/20/0354205/nvidia-not-approached-for-intel-stake-ceo-says
- Source link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-ceo-says-orders-36-million-blackwell-gpus-exclude-meta-2025-03-19/
Nvidia has [1]not been approached about acquiring a stake in Intel, CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday, addressing speculation about potential semiconductor industry consolidation.
"Nobody's invited us to a consortium," Huang told reporters at Nvidia's annual developer conference. "Nobody invited me. Maybe other people are involved, but I don't know. There might be a party. I wasn't invited."
Reuters previously reported that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) had approached Nvidia, Broadcom and Advanced Micro Devices about joining a potential joint venture to operate Intel's factories. Other media outlets reported Intel was considering separating its manufacturing operations with U.S. President Donald Trump's support, potentially transferring control to a TSMC-led consortium.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-ceo-says-orders-36-million-blackwell-gpus-exclude-meta-2025-03-19/
"Nobody's invited us to a consortium," Huang told reporters at Nvidia's annual developer conference. "Nobody invited me. Maybe other people are involved, but I don't know. There might be a party. I wasn't invited."
Reuters previously reported that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) had approached Nvidia, Broadcom and Advanced Micro Devices about joining a potential joint venture to operate Intel's factories. Other media outlets reported Intel was considering separating its manufacturing operations with U.S. President Donald Trump's support, potentially transferring control to a TSMC-led consortium.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-ceo-says-orders-36-million-blackwell-gpus-exclude-meta-2025-03-19/
Bullshit (Score:2)
Of course they have. It's obviously not a good idea for NV, but they've certainly been approached and this idea has been floated, probably more times than one.
Re: (Score:2)
It's time to make hay, if TSMC tweaks Intel's EUV steppers and increases yields 5x then they will be able to sell more product.
Re: (Score:3)
The only thing that occurred for certain was the rumours. This particular one was one of many that all popped up at the same time after Pat was sacked. There was never any evidence to back it up.