Still I find it hard to believe Intel maintains it's luck every time , If it's a question of resources , then why don't the other foundries throw more money to acquire the necessary edge .
Other foundries are throwing more money at the problem. TSMC is increasing its cap ex to record setting records.
I am not a conspiracy theorist myself , but sometimes I have to question Intel's constant higher technological capabilities , not to mention it's past questionable practices that were not actively punished or recalled in any way that matters , Sometimes I feel that the company has ties to certain governments that grants them resources and preferential treatment!
Intel is vertically integrated. They have great interaction between their process and chip design people. The process engineers can implement novel features earlier because they can impose constraints on the chip design. A foundry can't do that to the same extent.
They also have an exceptional level of technical competence at every level in the company.
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