Chips: Why Donald Trump and SoftBank are rushing to the rescue of semiconductor giant Intel
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DECRYPTION - The US government could acquire a 10% stake in the group, which has just received a $2 billion investment from the Japanese group. The latter is betting on Intel's revival and continues to focus on American AI.
The weeks go by and are all different at Intel. A few days ago, the semiconductor giant seemed poised to face a new storm, as Donald Trump demanded the resignation of its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan , whom he criticized for his numerous links with China. A leader who arrived no later than March, to right a ship that had been sinking for several years. After a meeting between the two men in Washington last Thursday, the American president has watered down his wine. It is even time for a capital rapprochement between Washington and the Santa Clara-based company, with the press echoing a possible increase in the capital of the American state . The rumor was confirmed this Tuesday by the American Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, who sees it as possible compensation for the generous subsidies granted under the Biden administration.
While waiting for this possible operation with far-reaching ramifications, some good news...
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