Intel licenses Atom-class x86 cores to startup Rosaic led by former investment partner

Intel gives a new startup the keys to its x86 Atom CPU design, licensing the technology to Rosaic for development of alternative chips.

• Intel is giving a startup the keys to its x86 (Atom) CPU kingdom
• Intel is handing its Atom chip tech to a startup run by the CEO’s longtime partner
• Intel licenses Atom-class x86 cores to startup — firm reportedly sharing RTL, enabling customer to build its own custom processors based on x86 general-purpose cores
• Intel CEO Tan Makes Bold Move – Shares Atom Chip Tech With Rosaic, A Startup Led By His former Investment Partner