Intel wants more cash, and Nvidia is making it hand over fist. Why don't they just make friends?

It's all about the money, money, money | Intel is asking for an additional $10 billion from CHIPS act subsidies because the chip giant feels it deserves more cash for investing in US developments | Intel announces new 14A node at IFS Direct Connect 2024, and its aggressive 'five nodes in four years' roadmap remains on track Created for ignoble.experiment@arconati.us |  Web Version February 25, 2024 CONNECT WITH PC GAMER       SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE First up It's all about the money, money, money (Future) It makes the world go around and there's no getting away from the fact that making the best technology is expensive, so you're going to need a lot of it to make that happen. Which is why Intel is asking the US government for a sizeable chunk of the CHIPs Act money—more than before—because that's how it's going to be able to keep making new, leading edge nodes, and make them in the United States. But equally the results of making the best technology speak for themselves when you look at what a splash Nvidia has been making since taking the top spot in terms of both PC graphics and AI processing. When you can make over $22 billion in a single three month period, you know you're doing something right, eh? The Big Story (Intel) Intel is asking for an additional $10 billion from CHIPS act subsidies because the chip giant feels it deserves more cash for investing in US developments Poor Intel. Last year was pretty rough for the 55-year-old semiconductor firm, as it accrued just $54.2 billion in revenue, 14% less than the year before. After paying all its bills for manufacturing, research and development, and biscuits, there was just $1.7 billion left over in net income. Poor Intel. So when the US administration announced the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022, with a total of $280 billion up for grabs, Intel jumped right in to get some of that golden booty. Only now it's asking for a further $10 billion, at the very least, to ensure Intel's US developments can continue. Read the full story Intel announces new 14A node at IFS Direct Connect 2024, and its aggressive 'five nodes in four years' roadmap remains on track Intel held its inaugural Intel Foundry Services Direct Connect event today. It essentially marks the launch of Intel's new manufacturing strategy, bringing all of its customer manufacturing, system design, packaging and connectivity solutions under one umbrella. During the event, Intel outlined its new process roadmap which included the announcement of its 14A node. It's estimated to hit the market in 2026 or 2027 and marks the first node to make use of High-NA lithography. It's expected to incorporate PowerVia backside power delivery and RibbonFET GAA transistors. Suffice to say, this stuff is bleeding edge. Read the full story Nvidia rakes in more than $22 billion in a single quarter on the back of surging AI demand You don't need ChatGPT to tell you that AI is big business. Nvidia is making an absolute killing. Yet, for all the buzz and talk about AI, and Nvidia's understandable shift of attention to where the big money is, its gaming business continues to thrive. Nvidia released its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, raking in $22.1 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 265% from a year ago. Its revenue from data centers, where the big AI bucks come from, was up by over 400% from the same period last year, reaching $18.4 billion. Read the full story Pretty big deals Nextorage Japan | 1TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,300MB/s Read | 6,000 MB/s write | $74.99 at Newegg (save $75) (Nextorage) Nextorage may be a relatively new name in the world of NMVe SSDs, but don't be fooled by appearances. 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