INTEL, which is cutting thousands of jobs as it struggles to stay relevant in the chip industry, sold its 1.18 million share stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings in the second quarter, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.
Intel would have raised about $146.7 million from the sale, based on the average price of Arm’s stock between April and June, according to Reuters calculations.
The chipmaker said earlier this month that it would cut more than 15 percent of its workforce and suspend its dividend amid a pullback in spending on traditional data center semiconductors and a shift toward artificial intelligence (AI) chips, where it lags rivals such as Nvidia.
Intel has said it is focused on developing advanced AI chips and building out its for-hire manufacturing capabilities, as it aims to recoup the technological edge lost to Taiwan’s Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker.
The push to energize that contracting foundry business under Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger has increased Intel’s costs and pressured profit margins, forcing it to seek cost cuts.
Intel and ARM both declined to comment on Tuesday when contacted by Reuters about the share sale.
“This looks to be consistent with the restructuring plan, and the renewed focus on liquidity and efficiency that Gelsinger laid out from the last conference call,” said Benchmark Co. analyst Cody Acree.
The Santa Clara, California-based Intel had cash and cash equivalents of $11.29 billion, and total current liabilities of about $32 billion, as of end June.
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