Intel Quietly Hands Atom CPU Tech To Startup Linked To CEO Lip-Bu Tan
Intel is famously protective of the keys to the x86 kingdom, making its latest strategic move both highly unusual and undeniably fascinating. According to a Reuters report from yesterday, the semiconductor giant is handing over the blueprints to its low-power Atom CPU technology (specifically, the synthesizable Register-Transfer Level (RTL) code) to a stealth startup called RosaicLabs Inc. What makes this technology transfer particularly interesting isn't just what is being handed over, but who is receiving it: a company incorporated just two months ago in Delaware, operating with zero public footprint.
The connections behind the curtain are where the story really takes shape. RosaicLabs is spearheaded by CEO Amarjit Gill, a veteran chip executive, with incorporation documents signed by Amit Parikh. Both are alumni of the RISC-V startup Rivos, which Meta snatched up last year. If you trace the Rivos family tree, you'll find none other than current Intel CEO Lip-Bu...
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