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1. Intel Scraps Apollo SCIP With Ireland’s Fab34. Proof Of Intel Resurgence? Not Necessarily.
- On April 1, Intel and Apollo issued a joint press release announcing the scrapping of the SCIP the companies had signed less than two years ago back in June 2024
- Apollo got a 49% stake in Intel’s Fab 34 for $11 billion less than two years ago. In unwinding the deal, Intel will have to pay Apollo $14.2 billion
- Intel consistently failed to meet key milestones agreed with Apollo, triggering penalties to date of ~$1.5 billion. Next up, Brookfield? Let’s see..
2. TechChain Insights Q&A: Ambiq Micro (AMBQ US) — Ultra-Low-Power Pioneer Betting Big on Edge AI
- Ambiq Micro (AMBQ US) guides >$100M revenue in 2026 (~40% growth), driven by existing customer expansion, a new major wearables customer ramping to mass production.
- New Atomiq AI SoC (built w/ 12nm TSMC production) targets 2027 production, expanding Ambiq’s addressable market into smart glasses, medical devices, and advanced edge AI.
- Patented SPOT platform powers 290M+ devices; no competitor has yet replicated Ambiq’s unique subthreshold low-power operations for semiconductors, creating deep moat reinforced by software ecosystem switching costs.
