Intel in talks to produce chips for automakers within six to nine months -CEO

FILE PHOTO: Pat Gelsinger speaks during a news conference in Tokyo July 15, 2014. REUTERS / Yuya Shino / File Photo. Article by Stephen Nellis. Reuters – April 12, 2021.

(Reuters) – The chief executive of Intel Corp told Reuters on Monday the company is in talks to start producing chips for car makers to alleviate a shortage that has idled automotive factories.

Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger said the company is talking to companies that design chips for automakers about manufacturing those chips inside Intel’s factory network, with the goal of producing chips within six to nine months. Gelsinger earlier on Monday met with White House officials to discuss the semiconductor supply chain. […]

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