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    Just finished "Only the Paranoid Survive", and have a few thoughts about current day Intel

    Reflecting, a destructive paranoia began around 1990 when Intel was under siege. AMD was attacking when they weren't licensed for the 486. RISC architecture appeared ascendant. As an image and a rallying point Andy gave us the "Fortress Intel" graphic where defensive and preservation actions...
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    Former CEO Pat Gelsinger reveals he was 'not given the opportunity' to finish his job at Intel as he predicts the future of computing

    Key Intel 18A deliverable is a flawless PantherLake ramp. This shows existence proof of decent yields and manufacturing capability. That will be a message that Intel is once again real. Can’t imagine anyone signing for 14A without that demonstration.
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    Former CEO Pat Gelsinger reveals he was 'not given the opportunity' to finish his job at Intel as he predicts the future of computing

    I suspect 18A will be successful, but he saddled the company with $41B in private equity debt and another $20B "build it and they will come" space expansion. That I think will keep him from hero consideration.
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    Intel will lay off 15% to 20% of its factory workers, memo says

    Could be that because of the great transparency employees learned/understood how to handle sensitive information. Intel is not transparent internally, people go into vapor-lock when info is shared, and most of the sensitive communications end up getting leaked.
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    Intel Employees "Very Optimistic"

    Internal memos, keynotes, and meetings for upper management are all "nice", but wrt to the 100,000+ employees he and KOB are largely MIA and it is not clear where the ship is being steered. Are employees optimistic? Those I know...not so much.
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    With Intel’s latest layoffs, will the Ohio plant ever be built?

    Yep, that be Intel. Even more confusing is the role of Sales/Marketing vs. Foundry Services.
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    Tan, Tariffs, TSMC, To Set Intel’s Future In Hillsboro

    Why New York and not Oregon for the EUV center? Chuck Schumer was Senate Majority Leader when these decisions were made.
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    Same plan, different CEO: Intel's Lip-Bu Tan laments 'past mistakes' while promising a brighter 'engineering focused' future

    Pat had a distinct inability to attract and identify talent, Naga being the exception. Lip-Bu is wasting no time clearing ELT and +1 obstacles. What I expect will prove more interesting though is the "right-sizing" of the portfolio and employee populations. The pieces spun off and programs...
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    TechInsights - TSMC'S True Cost: Arizona versus Taiwan

    >2x cost to build the fab and install the tools, but as long as depreciation rules the day, the cost per wafer differential appears quite modest.
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    New Intel CEO

    Quite possibly, or maybe simply "I can do it." Pat, in my opinion, had the right idea, but with his ELT hires/appointments and actions demonstrated near zero idea on how to make it happen.
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    Intel’s AI Chief Leaves to Run Nokia After a Year on the Job

    Hotard was one of several less than stellar Pat additions or appointments to the Intel ELT. No loss. Intel will be well-served to see a few others leave.
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    Intel to buy Ampere to get new CEO

    Just what Intel needs, the person who spearheaded the McAfee acquisition.
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    Sanjay Jha is being considered for Intel CEO

    The IBM deal was huge, but in all he was a disaster at GlobalFoundries surrounded by his personal sea of incompetent sycophants. Not that GF was easy, but the last thing Intel needs is a new set of incompetents in top leadership positions.
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    Sources Say Intel Is An Acquisition Target

    Foundry may fail, but products is facing extinction. The world has moved beyond x86 so product is playing in a shrinking market. Absent inventing and then producing what comes after ARM, products is nearing the end. If Intel is to survive, it will be as a Foundry not a Products company.
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    Intel on the Brink of Death

    The product side is in a slow death spiral and the only piece of Intel that can survive long term is Foundry. Apart from improved versions with each gen, there has been little real product invention since the 1970's. Intel could lead vs. AMD due to better process technology, that is reversed...
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    What would you do if you are the CEO of Intel?

    Accept that the world has moved beyond x86. The next decade or so Intel and AMD will be fighting over a shrinking pie, AMD may have a future because of GPU. Intel needs a product exit strategy and then also a funding strategy to complete the bridge to foundry. I'd guess another $50B to cover...
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    What is the minimum viable size of a new 300 mm fab?

    To the original question there are 2 key factors in determining the size of a fab. 1-operational labor cost, 2-technology node. In high cost markets such as the US it takes nearly 1M wpy to largely offset the cost of operation labor vs. the capital investment. One can never close the gap to...
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