➀ The article discusses Intel's sale of 51% of Altera to private equity for $4.46 billion, highlighting the company's poor management over the last 20 years since Andy Grove's retirement.

➁ The deal comes at a difficult time for Intel, with financial pressures and a market downturn.

➂ The article points out that despite raising $3.4 billion, Intel's financial struggles persist, with a significant debt and a rival investing heavily in capex.

➀ Intel is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake in its FPGA unit Altera to Silverlake Partners;

➁ Intel had previously considered deals with Bain and San Francisco Partners but is now exclusively discussing with Silverlake;

➂ Intel acquired Altera for $16.7 billion in 2015 and had announced the intention to sell it last October.