Intel "Vehicle Semiconductor Production Within 6-9 Months"... Emerging as the Solution to the US Chip Shortage Crisis

Company Expresses Commitment to Resolving Car Semiconductor Shortage Through In-House Line Conversion

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, announced that the company will enter the manufacturing of automotive semiconductors, which are currently facing a supply shortage.

On the 12th (local time), CEO Gelsinger stated in an interview with a major foreign media outlet, "We are in discussions with automotive semiconductor design companies to produce automotive semiconductors within 6 to 9 months."

Intel mainly produces chips for PCs and servers, but it has expressed its intention to participate in the production of automotive semiconductors, which are of a lower grade than those.

He said, "We have started the transition work with key suppliers," indicating that the process conversion work has already begun.

This appears to mean converting Intel's existing semiconductor manufacturing lines to automotive semiconductor production. Intel is a comprehensive semiconductor company capable of both semiconductor design and manufacturing.

CEO Gelsinger also introduced that he informed the White House that existing Intel factories could produce automotive chips to support the operation of Ford and GM's automobile plants. This reflects the judgment that building new semiconductor factories, which takes several years, is not a viable solution for the current situation. CEO Gelsinger also attended a semiconductor CEO meeting held virtually at the White House on the same day.

Initially, Intel planned to expand semiconductor manufacturing to Taiwan's TSMC or Samsung Electronics, but after CEO Gelsinger's appointment, the company declared it would build foundry factories and accept contract manufacturing orders from external customers.

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