The idea of Washington owning a chunk of Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) sounds like satire—yet reports suggest the Trump administration is considering converting CHIPS Act grants into equity, potentially making the U.S. government the chipmaker's largest shareholder. Add SoftBank circling with a $2 billion check for Intel's foundry ambitions, and suddenly the world's most politically entangled semiconductor firm is at the center of a capital courtship.
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