https://www.investopedia.com/intel-shares-fall-after-the-pentagon-withdraws-a-usd2-5b-chip-grant-8608469
Is this company even going to try to dig itself out of a hole?
No chips deal. No other viable ideas. Superficial bullsh-t around AI, and more corporate empty air speak. In the meantime, competition is running for green pastures like a herd of bulls. What the he-l am I still doing here? Any chance for a change in... — read more
Intel's Epic Fail: Marketing Boss to Lead Global Engineering
Intel's director of marketing and sales is going to lead the global Intel engineering group. Let that sink in. After the reorg of DEG, CCG, DCAI and NEX, Intel insiders say it's pretty much a done deal that Michelle Johnson will take the global... — read more
Should I stay or go?
I have a job offer from Nvidia. They will let me choose between Austin and San Jose. Intel has offered me OOC to G9, and me and my family really like Hillsboro. I don’t think there is a lot more upside at Nvidia and I really don’t want to... — read more
Someone has butterfingers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-12/pentagon-scraps-plan-to-spend-2-5-billion-on-intel-chip-grant
DEG re-org
I smell layoffs coming...need $10B saved by 2025. This is their way
DEI ki-led the CHIPS Act
DEI ki-led the CHIPS Act https://thehill.com/opinion/4517470-dei-ki-led-the-chips-act/
Negotiating offer with Intel
I am negotiating an offer with Intel. I was basing my ask on the salary range published in job description. HR is saying the pay range in job description is not correct and is offering me less than the lower end of the pay range published in job... — read more
Next ceo
Who will become the next ceo once the board realizes the current one is delusional
W2 form for the CPM'd
Did the ones who got CPMed last year receive your W2 form? Is there a site where you go download it?
How much notice did you give you quit?
When you finally left Intel did you give any notice? Did you walkout or retire?
Intel inches closer to $3.5B contract to build secret fabs for Uncle Sam
Intel is on track to receive $3.5 billion in US CHIPS Act funding to produce advanced semiconductors for American military and intelligence programs. The chipmaker has been a top contender for the cash with rumors swirling since November that... — read more
Job openings
Should there be tons of job openings with all the money the government is giving out?
Intel’s 9 Biggest Moves Under Pat Gelsinger In His First 3 Years As CEO
From massive spending cuts to road map changes for its accelerator chips, CRN dives deep into Intel’s nine biggest developments since Pat Gelsinger became its CEO three years... — read more
Most upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs will leverage TSMC nodes for compute, Intel 20A only for Core i5 and lower
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/most-upcoming-arrow-lake-cpus-145748454.html So 20A is not good enough… Same old story. Intel continues to circle the drain.
Friend of mine got CPM today
Are we still letting ppl go,?
Q1 Earnings gonna be…
… interesting… how will the sell-side analysts react to the numbers put up by the manufacturing side of the biz? All have been warned, but when it actually happens? Yikes…
Is everyone excited to move to the rust belt state of Ohio?
Has anyone really thought this through? The talent pool needed is going have to come from out of state/country & its not exactly a vacation destination. Cultural dynamics? Lack of local Infrastructure? Anything? Crickets...
Intel's fall & Gelsinger's master plan
https://www.techfund.one/p/intels-fall-and-gelsingers-master
Nvidia taking dollar share from CPUs
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/q4-2024-nvidia-corp-earnings-123737865.html Jensen Huang General-purpose computing, as you know, is starting to run out of steam. And you can tell by the CSPs extending and many data centers, including our own... — read more
5N4Y more like 2N6Y
https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-plots-1nm-silicon-for-2027-but-are-the-wheels-coming-off-its-existing-roadmap/ Five new nodes in four years, except it's only two nodes and we won't be making anything with them in large volumes for six years, might... — read more
DCAI reorg
Brilliantly executed. I hope all the “interims” actually leave. Great job Justin in getting rid of the deadweight. Making someone “interim” is a good way to fire them without actually firing them
AMD tops $300B
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amd-market-value-tops-300-185617795.html INTC - 25 years of dead money and counting.
Intel sees AI opportunity for standalone programmable chip unit
Artificial intelligence offers a growing and potentially lucrative opportunity for Intel's freshly standalone programmable chip unit, its CEO Sandra Rivera said. Intel's programmable chip unit began operating as a standalone business at the... — read more
Green badges
What’s the deal with all these green badges in the MFG group? What’s their role? There are green badges effectively hired to do BB jobs in some departments. Just curious what’s up.
Need more than lip service regulating AI
Intel is about to fu-k around and find out. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/06/02/the-15-biggest-risks-of-artificial-intelligence/?sh=3893d6902706
Here’s the Deal
Build “Intel” chips to compete with TSMC - OR- Build Foundry Services that can compete with TSMC for your costumers. You cannot do both. Corporations will not use you as a fab knowing your chips will take priority and…you don’t have a... — read more
Mostly sadistic people come here
Over the weeks i have seen good posts get negative feedback and dismissed. Its easy to see why mostly sadistic people come here and try to spread more negative energy. These individuals should be found who can’t learn new technology or improve... — read more
Because this is a sound business strategy
Intel CEO admits 'I've bet the whole company on 18A' "I’ve bet the whole company on 18A." So, says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger in the most deadpan, matter-of-fact manner imaginable. He's not glib. He's not joking. Everything rides on Intel's 18A process... — read more
Many are staying to milk the cow as much as possible
I know many who are just doing the bare minimum to stick around and milk the cow until the end
Nvidia acquire Intel?
In 2007 i think intel tried to acquire Nvidia, now intel feels like steal for Nvidia and own foundry + cpu + gpu
I worked at Intel during its good years and its bad years
I watched the culture deteriorate in real time. I still mourn the place it once was. It's unrecognizable today. The only reason why I stay is because I'm close enough to retirement that switching jobs now would be too much of a complication. I'll... — read more
How does it feel, design engineers, to be trapped with no skills to jump?
I used to think I was in that position in DDG and then SDG. Left back in 2020. I know how design engineers are feeling. You think you're too stupid to get a job anywhere else. Probably interviewed at Apple, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Microsoft... — read more
Interview with Pat Gelsinger during the IF event
https://youtu.be/0PrmrMQ9gJU?si=uoT98UmKr_Pr3AXW
RTO
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/rto-doesnt-improve-company-value-but-does-make-employees-miserable-study/ Some MBA-having, BMW-driving, suspender-wearing a--hole at Intel read that and said, “Hey! If we do RTO we can save on severance! Oh... — read more
Intel CEO Confirms TSMC’s Process Nodes To Power Next-Gen CPUs: N3 For Arrow Lake & N3B For Lunar Lake
Wait a min, if Intel Foundry is so good then why use TSMC? Oh yeah, you want actual products, not look at pretty PowerPoint slides and listen to Hot Air BS at presentations and conferences. MSFT fell for it, feeling kinda sad for them... — read more
Cringe overload
How can anyone take Intel seriously after this https://youtu.be/-w1BZTgUOIA?si=1Fo4JmEBsx3AufHj
Layoff in Mar?
or just rumor?
Look out TSMC
Intel has a “brand” now. Behold… Intel Foundry Disclaimer: Actual chips are still missing.