"Most of Intel's CPUs are manufactured by other companies overseas such as Samsung. There are guidelines they must follow, but they can deviate somewhat.

Rob,
I think you may be speaking from unfounded information. If you buy an Intel branded processor it was made by Intel, in an Intel fab.

While I am a new Intel employee and I may have overlooked something, I do not believe they outsource CPU manufacturing. Even that aside, your statement is completely incongruous with one of their key strategies.

Best regards,
Tim