With Intel far behind rivals in making chips for smart phones and tablets, the US chipmaker has said they want to expand its contract manufacturing business, which currently contributes little to its overall revenue.
Intel will use its leading-edge 14 nanometre process technology to make system-on-chips for Panasonic’s System LSI division for use in audio- visual-equipment markets, Intel said in a news release. Last year, Intel announced it would make programmable chips on behalf of Altera, its largest publicly announced contract manufacturing deal to date.
Chips made with Intel’s leading-edge manufacturing technology could give Panasonic a performance and power-consumption lead over chips made other contract manufacturers.