I am Jack's complete lack of surprise... http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/06/30/intel-santa-clara-layoffs-iot.html
Everything is fine
Intel Core i7-6950X ($1599 US) – $300 Price Cut Intel Core i7-6900K ($999 US) – $200 Price Cut Intel Core i7-6850K ($549 US) – $150 Price Cut Intel Core i7-6800K ($359 US) – $140 Price Cut Intel Core i7-5820K ($319 US) – $100 Price Cut Intel Core... — read more
Question is when, not if there will be more layoffs
I can't predict when the next layoff will be, but as an engineer do some common sense analysis. Billions spent on new intiaves with years before real revenue or any profits. Crazy high capital expenditures for 10 and 7nm and both programs late and if... — read more
TRUE profile of INTEL FLM
As an Intel manager, I am always happy when somebody on my team resigns, regardless of how valuable they have been. Nobody should be above the team. I am then able to give this person S4/S5 without any debates. This really helped me avoid these... — read more
1 year after ACT -- How are things being spun?
It's been a year since the first wave of ACT exit-ees left Intel. Since then Intel's stock has lagged well behind its peers and the Nasdaq as a whole, 3 highly-touted IOT projects have been cancelled, mobile is dead, server growth rates are coming... — read more
Intel SERP contributions not what they seem
Gordon Moore was a force in establishing 12.5% annual Intel contributions into Intel's retirement plan. Going further, Intel had a minimum pension plan, that is, if the fund didn't grow sufficiently over time relative to your pay and years in... — read more
Xeon Phi ...
Is cancelled. Big secret?
If only PSO has said yes to fruit, intel would have ruled the world for another decade
PSO was fired and Intel has struggled since with declining volume and handed the semiconductor crown to TSMC and Samsung. BK continues to unwilling to pursue the only market with worth winning for a company of size Intel, mobile. Apple will do more... — read more
Another VP walks away...
VP of IRIG... Intel Rainbow Initiatives Group
Any rumors for SOC development areas? I was just hired and everyone is hush hush but many meetings happening.
I'm from India and my boss is Indian also. No special treatment here however.
R.I.P. Intel
a nice benchmark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkFEseXY4A0 I hope the IoT, drones, maker boards, and your lte modems save you!!!! good lucky !!!
Rehabilitation
OK, so I can agree that getting rid of some dead weight in a huge company like Intel is sometimes necessary, but the problem with ACT is that it didn't get rid of dead weight. I am a front line manager, so let me give you a little insight into what... — read more
Raise your ARMs: who thinks this will hurt a lot?
Win10 on Snapdragon 835 demo: https://fossbytes.com/windows-10-pc-snapdragon-835-arm-microsoft/
Site closures and consolidations
Post any news post all hands. Current rumored site impacts: Ft Collins,CO Eau Claire, WI
Civil war erupts in icdg
Aicha has strategically attempted to divide and conquer in her rein. But now the queen is dead the fight for the new kings ear and the 5G jewels have broken into all out war. ICDG's only senior politician (fellow) tried desperately to freeze out any... — read more
Samsung tops Intel in chip sales for first time
Thanks BK. Just another example of your poor leadership. Samsung (OTC:SSNLF, OTC:SSNNF) chip sales will surpass those of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) this quarter for the first time, according to Financial Times. Samsung chip revenue estimated at $15.1B in... — read more
Good to know info from recently departed Intel veteran
So whatever may come ... here are some observations from a recently departed Intel employee of 20 yrs: a) there's an Intel Pension Plan! Lo and behold - there's a pension plan (for some of us). Not sure when they discontinued enrolling employees in... — read more
Cell phone exceeds PC
Seems Intel bet on the wrong horse. Who is positioned better for the next decade? The one one make PC components or cellphones ? One is getting bigger and stronger the other more desperate and weaker. I remember when Intel was so proud it was the... — read more
End has arrived is Intel transforming or being left behind
So many engineers at Intel, so are we transforming correctly with new initiatives are totally missing it? TSMC and Samsung seem to be doing well but Intel continues to fall behind! Will Intel survive in a vertical silo, and which one. Sure don't see... — read more
Intel almost in the top 10...
.. of a list that they probably don't want to be in. Intel comes in at #11. http://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-that-are-losing-top-talent-2017-6/
Qualcomm names its Windows 10 ARM PC partners
Qualcomm has named HP, Asus and Lenovo as its first partners to sell ARM-based Windows 10 PCs. The chipmaker says the three vendors will be making PCs that will sport its Snapdragon 835 SoC (system-on-chip) and its X16 LTE chipset for wireless... — read more
Reorgs/closures/cancellations: July 2017, Nov 2017, March/Apr 2018
Look out for 3 clusters of reorgs/closures/cancellations. July 2017, Nov 2017, March/Apr 2018. Those who are still around after June 2018 can come back and discuss more. Until then please work your a-- off including weekends and holidays to maximize... — read more
The Peter Principle
Anything that works will be used in progressively more demanding applications until it eventually fails
Fear not ... flying cars will save Intel!!!
What a fcking joke ... http://www.investopedia.com/news/how-flying-cars-will-boost-intel-uber-and-airbus Latest fad from the clown.
Moment of truth for this board - tomorrow
Layoff were predicted for dcg on june 19th - nothing happened. Mass layoff was predicted on june 12th - nothing happened. Lets see what happens tomorrow - else this board is a bunch of qcom trolls.
Communication
Do you think that Intel owes its employees and shareholders some sort of communication regarding the current project cancellations and riffs? Please vote Stealth is fine. Notify those affected first then explain the rationale to the company.
Intel Skylake/Kaby Lake processors: broken hyper-threading
It looks like cutting corners didn't work. https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2017/06/msg00308.html
All these post about different areas getting layoffs ?
Soo there is no rumers or anything about any other areas for layoffs in any meetings here. Until I see somthing real I will believe this is just people trashing Intel and it is bussiness as usual.
This is the week you'll know your fate
Last week of the quarter. An amazing amount of leadership are taking Sabbatical or vacation beginning July 1. Group all-hands scheduled. Nice managers have already sent out veiled emails saying that storms are coming and it's out of their control... — read more
Show all the MBAs the door.
Let them devolop slideware somewhere else. Back to engineering...
Have no fear no more ACTs AI is the futures
Just like that the world largest semiconductor company will transform itself to the next big thing AI. Buy a few small companies and cobble a few chips together and with a little marketing and commercials at the Olympicis viola Intel is transformed... — read more
Quotas over competence, and the slippery slope of mediocrity
Ask colleagues about candidates who are not qualified, but who still get hired. Ask your manager if he/she has full choice in hiring. You’ve probably seen the “45%” URM & female hiring quota as being “met” in VP & GM status reports. Intel was built... — read more
Looking back at it, what year if any did things start to go "wrong"
I just read the reply about the Iris pro graphics not improving since 2014 ... which got me thinking about pivotal moments over my past 20 years with Intel ... and 2014 was a weird year for DCG (that was when we decided to prioritize "all things... — read more
Intel has been run by Muttering Morons of Marketing for 12 years ...
Twelve years ago the last PhD material scientist was shown the door, completing the transition from competant executives to morons in the corner office. Today the company has nobody at the helm other than Pepsi Cola marketeers. The company hasn't... — read more
x86 innovators dilemma
Intel is a dying dinosaur the leaders are trapped by x86 innovators dilemma and can't see beyond the strengths and behaviors that led them to domination x86 BK spins a good story complimented by big bucks study paid by Intel that the new markets they... — read more
Gold standard ....
In a recent CISA presentation by or esteemed supreme leader Murthy (hatchet man) he espoused the execution capabilities of the "5G" team for Goldridge (Intel's first 5G modem) whilst having a little swipe at the 4G team. He labels this the gold... — read more
What is the status with DCG layoff?
When is that happening