"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