Fascinating history showing when all the big players joined the OCP since it was founded by Facebook about 6 years ago. Apple joined in 2015, but they give no details at all what their contribution is or the area they are working on.

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2016/03/24/google-joins-open-compute-project.aspx

The OPC's mission statement sounds a lot like Ajit Manocha's vision for Foundry/Fab 2.0, in terms of collaboration and sharing

http://www.opencompute.org/about/

"The Open Compute Project Foundation is a rapidly growing, global community whose mission is to design, use, and enable mainstream delivery of the most efficient designs for scalable computing.

We believe that openly sharing ideas, specifications, and other intellectual property is the key to maximizing innovation and reducing complexity in tech components.

The Open Compute Project Foundation provides a structure in which individuals and organizations can share their intellectual property with others and encourage the IT industry to evolve."