Report on IBM selling its semiconductor biz; who are the potential buyers?

IBM is comparable to Pacific Ocean in electronics and computer technology. In semiconductor area, IBM is the leader by depth and breadth of the field. Not just in most advancements in silicon chips but also in the most of the hot areas such as Graphene, nanotube, III-IV compound semiconductor, 3D chip packaging, IBM is at top. You name the semiconductor tech, IBM leads mostly the best in many sub-domains of chip technology, and a 2nd position if it missed numer one position. With that level lead and huge IP reserves, IBM has in semiconductor technology. The weak point IBM finding is, it may not be making proportional money out of it. Along with technology challenges, running a foundry is becoming more of business, operational, maintenance challenges. IBM is also competing with its own technology partners such as GlobalFoundries, Samsung and other fab partners. The semiconductor fab owned by IBM is one of the most advanced, if it can be converted to a full fledged foundry, IBM can make more money. Intel is already offering foundry services. If the reported news stories about IBM selling its semiconductor factory to be believed, they may not want to manage the foundry business on their own. They may wish to have a partner to own and manage the semiconductor fab, a partner who has experience in foundry or has extreme interest in foundry services business. So IBM can conce...