What can convince a former rock star and heir apparent CEO who left for so long and became a chief to return to his old kingdom?
Was it money, sure there is a lot I and sure, look what BS was paid knowing nothing
Is it love, he has been gone a longtime as are many of his key minions and loves all disposed by the last two CEOs
Chance to become a legend like Lisa ?
Remember to be nimble you need to have the tools and infrastructure.
Designs and products thane two years, products thru 2023 are pretty much all set unless....
Process like 10nm, 7nm are cast, it will take huge re-engineering and schedule reset to change 7 and never 5nm.
What could happen, Pat has credibility and reputation to do some major amputation and refocus the company.
Easiest negotiate and commit to huge outsourcing and cut out TMG, Bob and the rest of the BoD and senior management haven’t the credibility.
Refocus using the huge Foundry Ecosystem to enable a pivot of designs at faster cadence. Money talks and the intel cash machine is larger than anyone so it can get them to the front of the line anywhere.
Big changes are coming and it has to be a smaller and more nimble company.
IBM never really made the pivot, Bell Labs, Motorola and others worse.
AMD and Nvidia is a study in what it needs to become.
Pats new legacy can only be in that mold, no other works