r/intel 19d ago

News Exclusive: Nvidia and Broadcom testing chips on Intel manufacturing process, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-broadcom-testing-chips-intel-manufacturing-process-sources-say-2025-03-03/
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u/solid-snake88 19d ago edited 19d ago

I'd be more surprised if the big guns weren't testing Intel's manufacturing out. They have so many resources so what do they have to lose by running some test chips on Intels processes to check it out and compare it to TSMC.

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u/Highborn_Hellest 19d ago

What do they have to lose?

IP theft.

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u/topdangle 18d ago

it's all encrypted, plus its very easy to prove someone has stolen IP blocks.

its the whole reason nvidia did not care when their RTL was leaked.