A Intel reagoval tým, že si pohneval TSMC
Intel to Acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 Billion
Acquisition accelerates Intel’s global, end-to-end foundry business.
February 15, 2022
Transaction creates a globally diverse end-to-end foundry to help meet growing semiconductor demand and brings more value to customers across the nearly $100 billion addressable foundry market.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/feb-2022-corporate-news.html#gs.p5yhj2
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-close-to-acquire-tower-semi-for-6-billion
Tak Tower dela jednak snimace (gpixel, cmosis, nuvoton/panasonic), a pak hromadu lowendu, na 180 - 65 nm, takze je zrejmy smer pokryt portfolio v tom, co uz sami nevedou, at muzou treba jet Automotive.
http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.com/2022/02/intel-gets-into-cis-foundry-business.html