With Eyes on China, Intel Invests Billions In Mobile Ambitions

Posted by timothy on Friday December 5, 2014 @10:35PM from the in-china-intel-gets-you dept.

itwbennett writes The allure of mobile devices has led Intel to take some uncharacteristic moves, partnering with Chinese companies to build some smartphone and tablet chips, and relying on third parties to manufacture those chips. Intel is betting the partnerships will accelerate its business in China, where smartphone shipments are booming. But the company wants to regain complete control over manufacturing, and on Thursday said it was investing $1.6 billion over 15 years in a China plant for mobile chip development and manufacturing.

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Only $1.6B? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-12-05 23:53 · Score: 0, Interesting

Well that may get you a plant that can turn out 28nm chips but will those cut it these days? I hardly think so.
This appears (IMHO) to little more than a sap to the Chinese Gov.
They my well import the chips into the plant and package them there. That may be enough to put a 'made in the PRC' label on them depending how well greased the palms of the right people in the PRC Gov are.