"Although the brand of chip has not been revealed, since this all went down in Santa Clara, it's not too difficult to figure out whose products got pinched."
Intel, as with most manufacturers with complex packages, ship their wafers off to Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore or China for assembly, and from there they go straight to the distributors. It was most likely stolen on the way from a distributor anyway. You can't pick up a vanload of anything directly from Intel.
The Cobra Tag may help you win that losing battle, acting as a Bluetooth device that attaches to your key ring and connects to your phone, it gives you the opportunity to find the missing item if it's less than 30 feet away.
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"Although the brand of chip has not been revealed, since this all went down in Santa Clara, it's not too difficult to figure out whose products got pinched."
Intel, as with most manufacturers with complex packages, ship their wafers off to Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore or China for assembly, and from there they go straight to the distributors. It was most likely stolen on the way from a distributor anyway. You can't pick up a vanload of anything directly from Intel.