Sunday, November 14, 2010

RWT: Exploring the Intel and Achronix Deal

David Kanter has recently published a piece over at Real World Technologies about the recent deal between Intel and Achronix, a company that designs FPGAs, shedding some light on this puzzling event.

Last Monday, Intel announced that they had voluntarily entered into a manufacturing partnership with a third party, one of the first times in the company’s history. This broke an implicit assumption held by many observers, and prompted quite a few questions, which we will endeavor to answer. 

4 comments:

  1. "That Intel is partnering with Achronix to specifically complement and integrate with their existing product portfolio and roadmap"?

    I agree. I can't wait to see what Intel comes up with!

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  2. Considering the time it takes from concept to silicon for most Intel products, see you at best next year for first leaks and 2 years for the first product (and I'd say that's optimistic).

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  3. Well I guess I'm gonna *have* to wait, then… :)

    But if it's big enough, there might be some early evangelism from Intel, and in that case we'll have at least some information.

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