Pat “ If you want to measure me on a two, three-, four-year basis of turning around an industry and an iconic company, that's what I want to be measured against” Predict an F
Pat doesn’t have a credible plan
[Pat] explained somewhat confusingly, "Will it be done in four, maybe less than that? No way. Could it be six, seven, eight years I'm CEO? Maybe if we're having fun and healthy and good." Maybe? Doesn’t inspire a lot of... — read more
Pretty Suspicious purchase timing
Smells like insider knowledge of the spin off to me! Time to lay them off and get some integrity and knowledge on the BoD and get some real strategy for the company 8 out of 10 members of the Board purchased stock over 3 days in late... — read more
Government money and big spends will end in Layoffs
Intel’s failure isn’t a result of lack of money or cost structure issues. They have had the margins which are the envy of the industry. Need another billion or so was never a problem. The issues are deep and wide. It started with decades of... — read more
Super religious Pat
Does it bother you that Pat is super religious? It requires more faith to believe in Intel than on zombie Jesus... — read more
Acquisition failures
I had a feeling that the acquisition of Mobileye would end up like this even before Intel announced it. This again leads to the question why does this company has so many acquisition failures? Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like the... — read more
Anyone catch today’s town hall meeting with Pat?
Is it true that everyone will be bumped to 95% compa ratio next year if you’re below that and that RSU’s will be vested quarterly instead of yearly?
Mobileye IPO
Will employees get shares from the IPO?
Another useless acquisition spun-off
McAfee, Infineon, Nervana, Mobileye, the list goes on and on and on
TSMC founder Morris Chang said he doubts Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger can restore Intel to its former glory
Did TSMC poke a sleeping giant, or is he right? https://twitter.com/dnystedt/status/1467814598271455232
Popular opinion
You shouldn’t have to share with your employer what medical decisions you have made or not made. Do not comply.
Does Pat G antics scare you?
I am a retired Intel old timer. In my time 8btel used to give options to everyone above gr 7 , and during my tine at Intel , got lots of stocks. As a stock holder , some of Pat's actions concern me. incessant campaigning for free money from... — read more
intel needs a young CEO
Like the PhD that Twitter just promoted a techie like Twitter got PhD from Stanford we mst have internal folks
NSG group
What is happening with NSG phase1 closing? Why it is taking too long to close the deal? Why NSG employee can not move to other intel groups, does this ban of 6 month makes sense?
Why is INTC stock priced at such a discount?
Pat isn’t the Messiah. The recent post about Intel needing an Elon got me thinking about great turnaround CEOs. Lisa Su (AMD), Satya(MS) and Jobs(Apple), or Andy(Intel) Pat likes to say he learned at the Legends feet but let’s be honest he... — read more
Intel could use a CEO like Elon Musk -- one that can admit a core technology is having serious problems.
Intel could use a CEO like Elon Musk -- one that can admit a core technology is having serious problems. Elon Musk tells SpaceX employees that Starship engine crisis is creating a ‘risk of... — read more
Giving updates to management
I really like what someone mentioned about giving daily updates to management. Of course it is necessary for the management to be informed and to have control. However, do you think this is taken too far at Intel? It’s the part of the job I love the... — read more
ODI recommendation
Dear Intel colleagues, I know and agree with all of you that the Open door investigation is not fair process. But everyone reaches their limit working for an incompetent, political, as----e manager (these words are not sufficient to describe him)... — read more
New fab locations
Have not seen anything definitive on EU or US locations. Maybe there is backtracking on these expansions? Only 4 weeks left to make the announcement.
Message to Intel management
Whoever from management (HR or somebody) may be reading this Board please do good service to the company and convey to Pat _and_ the BOD that instead of plowing tens of billions into fabs they need to focus on areas where the company still has some... — read more
INTC Solid performer
INTC gets barely affected by a down market. Only a company as solid and bright as Intel can pull this off. Happy Thanksgiving my fellow Turkeys. You survived this year. Don’t go anywhere until next one.
Someone needs to update the Intel description on this site
About Intel Corp. : Intel Corporation is an large multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel is one of the world's leading, largest and highest valued semiconductor chip makers. Hahaha. Nope. Not the largest or... — read more
Inside Intel: Wall St bets on the decline of one-time chip champion
https://www.ft.com/content/f970d7b7-09b8-4d5a-b946-f024f1845bc0 *"At the early stage of a difficult turnround, Wall Street did not want to hear the hopeful projections — unsupported by a detailed plan — that Intel would bounce back to show the kind... — read more
The Turkey is stuffed and ready to be eaten
Happy Thanksgiving! Let’s be thankful of a promise to accelerate our technology roadmap to go faster than everyone when the same Turkeys couldn’t deliver 10nm nor 7nm. Have no fear Pat is here and because he said it is so we will catch the guys... — read more
This is all on BK
The damage started under CRB, who was clueless about leadership and running a company. However the real deep and lasting damage was inflicted by BK. He is resposible for the loss of technical leadership while head of TMG. The 10nm trainwreck all... — read more
Samsung is building a $17 billion chip plant in Taylor Texas
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/samsung-plans-17-billion-chip-plant-in-taylor-texas/
How did this happen?
I used to love working here. Rarely did anyone want to leave Intel as much as they do now because everyone was full of enthusiasm. I will never understand how Intel, from a great leader company, has become a company that can hardly compete in new... — read more
Samsung Picks Texas Site for Advanced U.S. Chip Plant
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/samsung-picks-texas-advanced-u-032558343.html "Recently, Intel’s troubles ramping up on technology and its potential reliance in the future on TSMC and Samsung for at least some of its chipmaking have underscored the... — read more
HR needs to be laid off
The only department where cuts will not affect the share price! The most useless people on the payroll. Their work should be automated and they should be replaced by AI. Fire these useless id--ts justifying their purpose by constantly laying off 10%... — read more
AMD at $10bn market cap difference with Intel. Cross-over is imminent!
https://companiesmarketcap.com/semiconductors/largest-semiconductor-companies-by-market-cap/
Good article on current situation
https://japan-forward.com/bookmark-beware-the-foreign-firms-paving-chinas-path-towards-global-domination/
Since it's Thanksgiving
Be thankful that: There is a choice (whether it's GTFO, work for another, or just not work anymore, whatever- you have the power. You're not helpless) You know "the truth" by now (so what you do with it is up to you- Again, you have the power) ... — read more
Doomed
Working in information security its clear that INTEL is doomed. Agile adoption is not making us agile, we are bogged down with ceremonial activities dead weight engineers who refuse to share experience and information, they wait to the final hour to... — read more
Best.post.ever
@1zlv+1dS0jnEt Did Pat fix the perpetual process technology failures which delayed 10nm for YEARS? Did Pat fix the brain drain? Did Pat fix the lack of accountability in management? Did Pat fix the tribal clans that rewards loyalty/nepotism instead... — read more
You got Turkey? Intel is one fat Turkey ripe for a Layoff!
@1nuw+1dS0jnEt Intel is the sick old man of the semi industry and bringing in someone who used to see the patient when they were a child (just because no one else would look it it) is unlikely provide a cure. Besides, the fact some pretty capable... — read more
Intel cannot afford to miss another technology shift
Intel completely missed the smartphone/Internet 2.0 revolution 10-12 years ago, which coincidentally was the start of Intel's long, slow decline to irrelevance. Now it's on the verge of missing another technology shift to the... — read more
How much RSU do you have?
Including vested and unvested. Trying to see where I stand compared to others. Grade & RSU amount. Thanks.
Nvidia = The New Chip King
Nvidia has eclipsed Intel in market valuation https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-gives-upbeat-forecast-data-215542334.html