Sources: Masayoshi Son met Lip-Bu Tan to discuss SoftBank acquiring Intel's faltering foundry business in the weeks before announcing SoftBank's $2B investment
Japanese group's approach comes as US manufacturer struggles to attract customers and compete with rival TSMC
Financial Times
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