Why Intel is still so important: Real countries have fabs
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, and Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm. Kira Hofmann/Photothek via Getty Images, MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images There’s a chip-manufacturing miasma hanging over Intel and the US. Qualcomm is reportedly interested in buying parts of Intel. A tie-up will not fix America’s chipmaking woes. “Real men have fabs,” AMD cofounder Jerry …