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Intel qualifies for $3.5 billion in grants to make chips for US military, Bloomberg News reports

FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows Intel logo

(Reuters) - Intel Corp has officially qualified for as much as $3.5 billion in federal grants to make semiconductors for the U.S Department of Defense, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter, after the chipmaker reached a binding agreement with U.S officials.

(Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)