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Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock

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335 points aspenmayer | 5 comments | 24 Aug 25 21:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.377s | source
1. gkanai ◴[25 Aug 25 01:28 UTC] No.45009365[source]▶
Why didnt the USGov/US military force their suppliers (Boeing, Lockheed, etc.) to buy from Intel? That would create some demand for 18A or 14A.
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2. aspenmayer ◴[25 Aug 25 01:31 UTC] No.45009378[source]▶
Maybe those are cost-plus contracts, so they would be able to claim hardship and incompatibility and send you a bill for even considering it, with an attached estimate for compliance at 10-1000x the last quote.
3. trenchpilgrim ◴[25 Aug 25 03:19 UTC] No.45009878[source]▶
I don't think Intel makes anything suitable for their products...
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4. wmf ◴[25 Aug 25 04:58 UTC] No.45010359[source]▶
They are sort of doing this under the Secure Enclave program. "National security" chips will be fabbed by Intel.
5. mrheosuper ◴[26 Aug 25 07:04 UTC] No.45023207[source]▶
Intel has FPGA, which is used a lot in their products