Need to maintain continuity of supply for the Intel iridescent bunnysuit keychains. Amazon would seem to be a perfect fit. They are already pretty good at selling pointless junk from China.

Changed careers and joined Intel a few years ago. I was buried in an IT ops role with zero product exposure for a few years such that I didn’t grasp the depths of Intel’s problems until too late. What an id--t. I just wanted to come in and put in a... — read more 

Mass layoffs are coming once we either get a new CEO or Foundry gets bought. Might want to start looking for another job if your annual review was bad

Hi, ex-VMware guy here who just went thru the trauma of being acquired by, and integrated into, Broadcom. While certainly there is a lot of turmoil and uncertainty within INTC at the moment, for your sake as an INTC employee I truly hope that you... — read more 

Few brands in technology carry the storied pedigree of Intel Corp. For decades, “Intel Inside” was synonymous with progress in computing — an American icon that repeatedly raised the bar for processor performance and... — read more 

From my vantage point it simply looks like Pat’s Plan failed. But let’s look at this. It seems to me that Pat’s Plan was to get node leadership back. To do this we needed lots of upfront cash a bigger fab network (to amortize TD costs) and 5N4Y I... — read more 

Foundry gets sold off or merges with TSMC and/or GF and product group merges with Broadcom and/or others. Intel disappears like Lucent did.

What was the exact moment? Are we just horrible employees? Horrible engineers? Businessmen? When did we transition to the company that’s going to be sold off into parts?

The problem with company without a CEO GPT-4o mini is saying A company without a CEO can face several challenges, including: Lack of Direction: The CEO typically provides strategic vision and direction. Without one, the company may struggle to... — read more 

They all said no, when they meant yes (or not just yet) TSMC can always create an American-based company to own the fabs, and maybe make it some form of JV or (financial) co-ownership with Intel & Samsung. The older fabs would likely be sold to GF... — read more 

I love this forum full of Intel employee trolls who think the solution was to get rid of Pat. Just like the Free Britney movement... they got their wish of Free Intel of Pat. Now the next phase is that the vultures are now going to pick over... — read more 

One of the comments at the end of the WSJ's 2/15/25 article, "Broadcom, TSMC Weigh Possible Intel Deals That Would Split Storied Chip Maker" -- "I did business with Intel early in my career (30 years ago) - they were arrogant, obnoxious, and no one... — read more 

https://x.com/wallstengine/status/1891149494558847486

I don't know how this will affect the regular employees, but Intel's immediate future is looking all kinds of good right now.

https://wccftech.com/tsmc-ceo-had-dismissed-acquiring-intels-fabs-in-october/

As of my last update in October 2023, Intel's CEO was Pat Gelsinger, who took on the role in February 2021. There hasn't been any official announcement regarding a successor or a change in leadership. For the most current information, I recommend... — read more 

Since COVID the interests of capital /management and labor have been drifting apart resulting in bad behavior WFH picked up during the same time so some people mistakenly think it’s to blame It isn’t Conversely BTO isn’t going to fix anything... — read more 

https://semiwiki.com/forum/index.php?threads/ny-times-intel-chairman-seeks-to-give-intel-foundry-control-to-tsmc.22104/ By Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson Tripp Mickle reported from San Francisco, and Ana Swanson from Washington. Chris Buckley... — read more 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/1iphra6/leaked_audio_heres_what_jpmorgan_ceo_dimon_said/?rdt=55182 This audio speaks for itself. This is exactly why ever smart CEO is causing people to go back to work. It is a failed experiment. End... — read more 

They cannot possibly stay silent when the market reopens on Tuesday. The stock will get crushed if these press articles continue to generate all kinds of speculation.

Things that make you go hmmm...

I took a package last Oct and today I just got a deposit from Intel. Anyone know what the deposit is for?

Well well well. If you don't agree, vote out Frank https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/technology/intel-tsmc-talks-trump.html

What a shame for Intel. Can you make advanced chip for Apple, AMD, and all others? You can not, you do not have the capability. You shoot your foot! Trump blames TSMC taking customer from Intel, this is a lie. Shame for Intel to use politics to... — read more 

What is being considered also could include Samsung, GF and others, so Foundry might get picked apart. No matter the case, none of these other companies operate with so many manager, engineers or technicians. They operate to a build cost, which... — read more 

nothing wrong with layoffs. AS LONG AS the RIGHT PEOPLE are laid off!!! This is it! This is the crux of the matter. Intel could use more cuts. It truly could. We have unnecessary layers of management that could be completely removed. We have people... — read more 

5 day chart shows INTC gonna roll right over and go splat right on Astroglide man. Remember the old adage “Pigs get fat hogs get sla-ghtered” or something to that... — read more 

The Trump administration puts the freeze on the entire industry with tariffs, forcing volume thru the fabs and helping ramp 18A. This gives Intel time to catch up. China blockades Taiwan and puts the freeze on the entire industry. This gives Intel... — read more 

Arizona vs. Ireland vs. Malaysia vs. Oregon vs. New Mexico vs. All else Which fab site workplace is widely regarded as the most unpleasant? Which plant, if any, is excessively managed (post layoffs)?

What if these are far better than anything TSMC has and will have soon? Why not?

Massive layoff plan by supreme leader Caufield

The clueless analysts promoting this JV theory with TSMC...it is so far fetched that it is not even funny. There is not a chance that TSMC agrees to transfer know-how and collaborate with Intel. There is simply no ROI in it for them. Saw another... — read more 

It is understood that there are estimated to be three plans proposed by the United States: First option, TSMC directly builds advanced packaging plants in the United States to complete one-stop services. Regarding the first point, in fact, TSMC has... — read more 

In the movie “A Bronx Tale” wise mentor Sonny sums up the argument for BTO for his protege “C” in one word Availability When you’re the boss you need to have your “buck stop here” placard on your desk. If there’s a problem you know first and have... — read more 

https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202502130018 Can this be the incentive for TSMC taking over IFS?

Remote work is bad for new hires and junior employees Workers admit that remote work (sometimes) causes more problems than in-person work Remote workers put in 3.5 hours less per day of work compared to in-person workers Productivity... — read more