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		jasoneckert on Dec 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel plans spinoff of FPGA unit The first thing this reminded me of was when Intel got rid of StrongARM/XScale because they didn't think it would amount to much in the long run. Hopefully they don't regret this particular spinoff in the future.

reachableceo on Dec 21, 2023 [–]

One would presume Intel will get a decent chunk of the stock in any IPO and capture the upside value.

That does seem to be how these kind of deals are usually structured. Spinco is 60% owned by the parent or wherever.

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