The White House announced a near-10 per cent stake in chipmaker Intel on Friday that converts government grants into an equity share.

The United States government will own a 10% share of common stock in U.S. chipmaker Intel in exchange for $11 billion in already-promised federal funding.

The government is getting 433.3 million shares of non-voting stock priced at $20.47 apiece — a discount from Friday's closing price at $24.80.