Former Intel execs are fighting over whether splitting the company in two is a good idea and if the US government should step in to cleave it in twain

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Andy built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 12, when IDE cables were a thing and high resolution wasn't. After spending over 15 years in the production industry overseeing a variety of live and recorded projects, he started writing his own PC hardware blog in the hope that people might send him things.

have inevitably invited every tech commentator on the interwebs to posit a theory as to what should be done next with the troubled chipmaker. While Intel itself seems to beto survive, several former executives have made their opinions known as to whether carving the company up is the best way forward, or whether that's a terrible idea for both Intel and the US as a whole.).

Should the same happen to Intel's foundry business, the US would then be reliant on TSMC and Samsung to produce advanced chips. This reliance on foreign suppliers would leave the US vulnerable to geopolitical changes,Both sides of the argument make good points.

So, the ongoing"how do you solve a problem like Intel" debate continues, and some heavyweight names have made their opinions publicly known. Whether the US would be prepared to intervene and force Intel to split itself in two seems dependent on what decisions Intel makes internally next, and whether it decides to sell off its foundry business to keep afloat in the meantime.

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