Intel's foundry utilization is below 50% and hemorrhaging cash — Musk just handed them the anchor tenant they need to keep CHIPS Act subsidies flowing before Congress starts clawing money back. Full-scale Terafab needs ~12,600 lithography tools. ASML ships about 400 EUV systems per year globally. $25B buys you a building and a press release — one company in Veldhoven still gatekeeps every bleeding-edge node on the planet.

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