https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-delays-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-ohio-plant-amid-uncertainty-over-chips-legislation-11656004874

AMD’s Share of the Server Chip Market Could Double, JPMorgan Says https://www.barrons.com/articles/amd-stock-intel-jpmorgan-51656007925

Part of Intel’s plan for the facility included subsidies from the U.S. government from the CHIPS Act, which could fund computer chip manufacturing with $52 billion from the U.S... —  read more 

Intel made an offer and I declined. The macro economic headwinds may impact Intel in the near future, with headcount reductions and other measures. I hope I made the right decision.

This is perhaps the worst thing an employee here can do to himself because Intel no longer wants those who are able to think outside the box. Does anyone here have any idea why was it once a desirable trait and now it is no longer?

https://www.pcgamer.com/following-intels-graphics-card-misadventures-is-like-watching-a-slow-motion-freeway-pile-up/ The (mis)management is still prioritizing synthetic benchmarks instead of real games.

In other words, Intel is a fcking joke! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eric-schmidt-urges-us-lean-032621814.html

I am just saying. Meanwhile, many CEOs made a lot of money in the process. Shareholders could have done much, much, much better. And employees? Not sure...

AMD's processors have come out on top in terms of cloud CPU performance across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, according to a recently published study. The multi-core x86-64 microprocessors Milan and Rome and beat Intel Cascade... —  read more 

https://twitter.com/mingchikuo/status/1537457755690532864?s=21&t=xyg9lxzNDc6zSECjGqCEEQ

The only thing that we should be passionate about is delivering a product. I am tired of people being “passionate” about ideas that are not working. We should investigate why an idea isn’t working, but we should not have people so “passionate” about... —  read more 

Purdue Starts Comprehensive Semiconductor Degree Programs in U.S. https://www.eetimes.com/purdue-starts-comprehensive-semiconductor-degree-programs-in-u-s/

My former company laid people off once a year, nearly always in August, so we knew in advance what and when to expect it. Does Intel have something similar or is it always a different time? I've joined nearly a year ago and I'm yet to see any layoffs... —  read more 

A couple of trends. It feels like more people get out of cycle promos vs end of year review promos. In many cases a new manager (friend?) will give the person a promo... that your current manager actually didn’t feel you deserve. I guess one would... —  read more 

During my 20+ years as an IC at Intel, I witnessed several cases where individuals with dubious work quality and behavior fought negative evaluations with filed claims of harassment by their manager. I’m not sure whether the claims were focused on... —  read more 

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I knew that you would return.

I hope the hiring freeze does not spread throughout the entire company. We have been trying to fill a few positions for months with no luck and I know two more people are planning to leave. If we don't get anybody before they leave, we're screwed... —  read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIN3IbA3vCY This pretty much sums it up. Intel can't ship products on schedule, endless delays = uncompetitive products.

Intel’s Problems Haven’t Gone Away Barrons - Original June 9, 2022 3:30 am ET Intel said this week that the macro economic environment had grown weaker in recent weeks. Intel INTC –5.28% ’s long slumber has turned into a bad dream. This week, the... —  read more 

Several of my colleagues who are excellent workers have gone to competing companies. I don't understand how Intel became so weak that it just surrenders its best and most capable employees to the competition so easily. Is leadership powerless to at... —  read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-intel-freezes-hiring-pc-234138583.html June 8 (Reuters) - Intel Corp has frozen hiring in the division responsible for PC desktop and laptop chips, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters, as part of a series of... —  read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3846644-intel-drops-as-analysts-cut-estimates-following-management-commentary What do you think?

https://chipsandcheese.com/2022/06/07/sunny-cove-intels-lost-generation/

https://www.apple.com/macbook-air-m2/ "Compared to Intel-based Macbook Air, 15x performance in video editing." Really, Apple? Clowning Intel now is like Kramer beating up those 8 year-old kids at Karate.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Acquires-Codeplay Looks like no one thought it was worth commenting on this acquisition at all?

It's disappointing to hear that there are people whose managers have rejected their training requests. (Someone complained about that in one of the posts). I must admit, something like that never happened to me, but it seems that Intel is not so... —  read more 

AMD-Powered Frontier Supercomputer Breaks the Exascale Barrier, Now Fastest in the World | Tom's Hardware So it goes: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-powered-frontier-supercomputer-breaks-the-exascale-barrier-now-fastest-in-the-world —  read more 

Of course, no one will be fully productive and give their best when most see their job at Intel as something temporary. Some stay here for only a few months and then look for better paid jobs. If the company got rid of all the really useless... —  read more 

I got contacted by Qualcomm via LinkedIn and they offered me 40k sign on + 140 base + 80k RSU (5x what is have at intel) + 15 annual bonus for senior engineer hardware. The position is in San Diego. Does offer look good? I’m grade 3 at intel. —  read more 

It doesn’t look to me like there could be significant layoffs in the foreseeable future. Don't take my word for it, it's just my personal opinion. Still, I hear more and more rumors about layoffs. Are people just anxious or am I missing... —  read more 

Withs so many tech firms laying off right now, I don't think we'll be spared much longer. I wouldn't worry too much if these were regular layoffs, but with so many people in similar positions looking for jobs at the same time, this might be the worst... —  read more 

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/05/intel-facing-labor-shortage-revokes-no-rehire-rule-from-prior-layoffs.html

I think the source of all the frustration is that people take some things very personally and still expect everything they do to be noticed, valued and adequately rewarded. On the other hand, my only expectation from day one here was to learn as... —  read more 

you can't be shocked when the results are not as great as you might have expected them to be. If you decide to cut the people who earn the most as part of cost-cutting meant to show investors you're being proactive and frugal, don't be surprised when... —  read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/16/intel-shareholders-reject-executive-pay.html

A chimera is a monster combining parts from different animals, or an organism containing multiple different sets of DNA. I am calling Intel's new Alder Lake processor a chimera because it is a hybrid containing two different kinds of CPU cores with... —  read more 

I discussed this a bit with some close colleagues. Are there many here who think that the future of this company depends on competitors failing? I have a mixed opinion about that.

Just out of curiousity, has anyone else been screwed out of their retirement by Intel? :(