Let’s look back at that Taiwan Gal prophecy from 1.5 years ago (July 2024) claiming Intel would take over the foundry market.
Late August 2025: The Trump administration even bought Intel shares to stop them from selling off the foundry, but...
July 2025: European factory plans scrapped. September 2025: Intel Foundry hits 18 trillion won in cumulative losses...
As of November 2025: The gap between them and TSMC is 1000x...
September 2025: Apple seemed to emerge as a solid ally for Intel (under pressure from Trump), but by November, articles surfaced saying expectations for Apple-Qualcomm-Intel cooperation are rock bottom...
December 2025: Nvidia tested Intel Foundry's latest 18A process, found it was absolute trash, and halted pilot production...
December 2025: Reuters-official—Trump kept Intel alive for now, but articles report the CEO lacks expertise and Nvidia is ghosting them...
December 2025: Bloomberg-official—The US Department of Commerce declared they won't guarantee Intel’s safety. Intel Foundry's technical competitiveness: FAILED.
As of December 2025: Foundry market share—TSMC 71%, Sam-Pa (Samsung) 6%. Meanwhile, Intel Foundry’s share is so low it's not even being tracked....
Intel CEO: "Lol, I'll just shut down the business then~" Source: Foundry Gallery [View Original]
"Users are roasting Intel's spectacular failure to live up to the hype despite government intervention, while some get nostalgic about the 'Intel Inside' era and others argue over whether Samsung will benefit from TSMC's geopolitical risks."
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