Do you agree it is the best career choice for you? What factors contribute to your decision to join and stay with Intel?
Greenfields - looks optimistic
Consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited estimates that as of 2017, some 40% of the cost of a new car can be attributed to semiconductor-based electronic systems, a cost doubling since 2007. It estimates this total will approach 50% by 2030... — read more
Creative Cloud apps are on average over 80% faster on an M1 Mac compared to an identically configured Intel-based Mac
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/08/adobe-creative-cloud-native-m1-apps/ Can Intel ever catch up? The M1 is first generation silicon, so you know faster models are on the way.
Everyone is a principle engr, director or manager at Intel now
For decades, Intel hired and hired anyone who was breathing; minorities- barely even that. Then came lay offs followed by brain drain. To prevent brain drain, intel is now handing out principle engr/director/manager titles to a lot of people... — read more
Layoffs and failure are inevitable
Why will Pat fail is obvious l. Everyone wants great American icon to rise again but to wish won’t make it happen. It’s like every parent wishing for that model child and most parents now doesn’t matter what you do wish has nothing to do with... — read more
Intel interview
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Focus on customers
I sometimes wonder if Intel has been thinking about its customers lately? Does it have their needs in mind or does management think this is not an important part of business at all?
Culture, Arrogant. Why Intel failed and continue to lag behind
In foundry biz, TSMC always work with their customers to improve their fab process. At Intel, TMG always play their trump card to dictate how BU and Design should workaround their limitations. When TMG fail on their process, all products fail on... — read more
Why is INTC doing so good?
It's almost reaching 60, from just around 40 few years back! Intel must be doing something really great. Amazing!
Intel ready to be back in office
https://hbr.org/amp/2021/05/dont-let-employees-pick-their-wfh-days This is Intels guideline apparently to back to office work. Behind the scenes don't listen to your employees, to the employees we are listening to you. Thats cute.
How much room is there for us in new growing companies?
Not that it's any of my business, but it’s very unusual to me when some young talented people come to Intel instead of going to new, growing companies that are trying to keep people who have great potential. If I were just a little younger and had... — read more
When did we last have a major layoffs round?
It seems like it's been a while...
Interesting projects?
When was the last time you worked on a project that was really interesting? I don't remember anymore. This demotivates me a lot and is one of the main reasons why I started looking for a new job. I thought the lack of interesting projects was just... — read more
Intel shareholders reject executive compensation plan -filing
https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-shareholders-reject-executive-compensation-plan-filing-2021-05-19/ In a statement, Intel said it "has a long-standing commitment to pay-for-performance, which holds executive officers accountable for business... — read more
Out of curiosity
I’ve been with Intel for less than 2 years and I keep reading about how there are quite a few employees that are leaving or have left. The question I have is this. Did you make the decision to leave because you didn’t want your career to stagnate?... — read more
When did AMD leave us behind in the dust?
When did AMD become a preferred employment option to Intel? We just lost two members of our team (two people Intel should have fought hard to keep instead of just letting them walk away) to AMD and I am still stumped. It used to be that people from... — read more
Samsung enters PC market with Exynos chip in The second half of 2021 https://www.kedglobal.com/newsView/ked202105090002
Samsung enters PC market with Exynos chip in The second half of 2021 https://www.kedglobal.com/newsView/ked202105090002
I see people have started to catch on
I saw a few comments in several threads that indicate people are starting to catch on when it comes to Intel and what a cr---y place it is to work. Good. The fewer people who want to work here, the faster we'll get to a point when there'll be nobody... — read more
AMD EPYC Server CPUs Capture Highest Market Share Gains From Intel In 15 Years
https://hothardware.com/news/amd-epyc-server-cpu-gains-highest-share-intel-15-years Wakey wakey
2nm Chip
1st ever... 2nm chip... Designed by IBM: https://www.engadget.com/ibm-2nm-chip-power-efficiency-100001102.html
Is there a worse place to be an engineer?
Before Intel, I worked at several companies and I thought that Intel would be a place where I would learn a lot, progress and enjoy my work. Now I already think that each of the previous companies was a better place to work. I believe there are a lot... — read more
Seriously? Is this making sense?
Intel seeking 50B funds from US Gov and making this kind of investment? https://www.cnet.com/news/intel-investing-3-5b-in-new-mexico-fab-upgrade-boosting-us-chipmaking/ Well, it doesn't mean Intel has the volume but it forecast it will gain... — read more
Archie’s QGS McKinsey results
= increased outsourcing = increased IT layoffs
Is it still safe to relocate?
Years ago if I was offered a promotion but I had to move cities for it I wouldn't have thought about it for long before accepting. Today, though, I can't make the decision. I've heard of people who were laid off less than a year after moving and I... — read more
Tiger Lake looking limp in early benchmarks
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/first-benchmark-results-of-intel-core-i9-11950h "Perhaps, the unimpressive results of the Core i9-11950H in Geekbench 5 are due to a preliminary BIOS, early drivers, wrong settings, or some other anomalies. In... — read more
I ran into a former coworker last week
He was laid off nearly a decade ago. He was shocked when I told him what the situation was like here right now. He still only had the best to say about Intel. He made sure to note that it was the best job he ever had and that he enjoyed every day of... — read more
Further delay in process lead?
Hearing that our eternal plan to take the lead in process has been delayed. Anyone share more on this?
I smell big changes the layoff kind
Behind on technology, most important business in decline under investing and what are the competitors doing, sales and business exploding. What is the CEO doing, asking for government money, what a recovery... — read more
How much have series of layoffs harmed Intel?
The layoff I got along with some fantastic people that worked here deeply disappointed me. In the end it all turned out well because I found a much better job very quickly. Now I think all those layoffs that Intel was giving had the worst effect on... — read more
Where o where is leader of IDM2.0?
Jetting to world leaders while some other company walks quietly and sets up Intel for a big layoff as TMG is useless and should be discarded, FUBAR https://www.anandtech.com/show/16639/tsmc-update-2nm-in-development-3nm-4nm-on-track-for-2022 — read more
Intel Chat App (1998)
https://web.archive.org/web/19970419202411/http://www1.intel.com/iaweb/ipl/index.htm
Intel GPU Team
How stable compare to other teams?
Pat making a lot of noise, when do layoffs start?
IDM 2.0 How important Intel is to US economy. Now off to Europe Getting a lot of money and time in the press, has he fixed anything yet? Revenue is down and others are marching on and he runs around making lots of speeches. Doesn’t he know... — read more
Nvidia starting to make their own server processors too
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16610/nvidia-unveils-grace-a-highperformance-arm-server-cpu-for-use-in-ai-systems Now watch for some damage control blockhead come reply to this post claiming it's "fake news" 😂
1.4 Trillion Transistors
Cerebras’ New Monster AI Chip Adds 1.4 Trillion Transistors https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/processors/cerebras-giant-ai-chip-now-has-a-trillions-more-transistors
The competitors are getting stronger?
Does it seem to you too? If I were to go to a competing company, there I would find all the best people who worked here and who left (and are still leaving). One of the worst things that could have happened to Intel is to let those people go, because... — read more
Too much stress
I know stress is unavoidable at any workplace for various reasons, but there is such a thing as too much stress and Intel is a master in that department. Stressing over layoffs, unrealistic goals, whether your manager will have a good or bad day and... — read more
Beware if Intel asks you to sign anything
Everyone remember what you signed when you started at Intel and BE VERY CAREFULLY it they ask you to sign anything new, consult with a lawyer before you sign. Remember at anytime they can layoff or find some technicality to FIRE YOU!