Just came to know from an insider that Intel starting an online focal process. Very different than what it used to be. Will it be annually or every 6 months? So Intel will stop granting RSU's in focal or will it continue? Will the focal change... — read more
Intel Phoenix Equipment Engineer Bands
Possible layoffs in Chandler and how frequent are they? What is a good base salary for Grade 7 with 8 years of experience (MS in Electrical Engineering) New focal process is transparent?
IPSG Started Oct 22
About 100 people. Oregon – All.
Many teams are now being asked to reduce head counts. Is it true?
Many teams are now being asked to reduce head counts. Is it true? Seems like they were told to reduce headcounts per teams... any info on this?
BoD has no accountability
What are they going to do- fire themselves?
From Oregonian: Age discrimination: Intel investigation drags on for years, worker protections lag
https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2019/12/age-discrimination-intel-investigation-drags-on-for-years-highlighting-legal-pitfalls.html
More departures, signs of more pain to come...
Chris Hook and Heather Lennon leave Intel Intel LogoTwo longtime industry graphics marketing gurus, Chris Hook and Heather Lennon, just left Intel. SemiAccurate thinks these latest departures are going to be a big blow to the company. Chris Hook... — read more
Dell is looking to give more business to AMD due to Intel's chip shortage
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/dell-is-looking-to-give-more-business-to-amd-due-to-intels-chip-shortage-150933501.html
Intel to sell its Connectivity Division
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-26/intel-is-said-to-seek-buyers-for-home-connectivity-chips-unit
Intel prefers Mediatek 5G Modem over iCDG
Even Intel doesn't want anything to do with its own toxic 5G modems. Congratulations iCDG, mediatek beat you out in your own product.
Possible major lay-off in intel?
https://www.semiaccurate.com/2019/11/20/large-layoffs-and-reorg-to-hit-silicon-valley-soon/
Intel Layoffs 2020
Is there going to be any reorg or Intel Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?
Obfuscation and outright lies
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/technology/intel-chip-fix.html
Chipping away
AMD, a chipmaking underdog, is having its day And nipping at Intel’s heels Print edition | Business Oct 31st 2019 David, he of the spat with Goliath, is an overused corporate analogy. But it is hard to think of a more appropriate one... — read more
The Shift is On
Intel hits 10nm goals and signals a shift away from traditional CPUs Intel's 10nm fumble might be over—but its newer ventures are more... — read more
7nm on track!
Intel is having various technical problems and arguably made some bad business decisions, but remember, semiconductor manufacturing processes are no longer directly comparable using the "x nanometer" number. A comparison should mention their... — read more
CMO: Karen Walker, ex Cisco CMO Joins Intel
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/09/30/cisco-marketing-veteran-karen-walker-departs-after-decade
Who is in charge of TMG/TD yield dept?
14nm was 1 year late (low yield). 10nm has been atleast 4 or 5 years late due to very low yields. 7nm is already 2 or 3 years late (again due to poor yield) and even if one goes by current roadmap, would be around 4 to 5 years late compared to... — read more
Unwritten rules of Intel Munich
Along with the usual focal stuff like backstabbing, intentional withholding of information, delays in providing feedback, indirect need to know only feedback which infects the rest of intel, Intel Munich has a much more insidious problem. This... — read more
TSMC Topples Intel for the Chip Crown
https://www.barrons.com/articles/tsmcs-market-value-surges-past-intel-chip-51571430564?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
The Finance CEO
Senior-level admins tell me that our non-technical CEO is "in over his head" and "overwhelmed". Has anyone else heard this?
How to tell if a VP has been fired or just quit
FIRED Their boss sends out the first email announcing that they are 'retiring' They leave really quick, like the same week There seems to be an unbelievable narrative that 'they choose to leave' On their way out, they mention past... — read more
Is this Big Brother?
Does anyone have any info as to why few posts are actually being posted? Is Intel suppressing freedom of speech?
#7 In The World
There you go - This is per Business Insider, coverage of "World’s Most Attractive Employers 2019" (WMAE 2019) Source Study: https://universumglobal.com/wmae-2019/ PDF File:... — read more
Managers training today for layoffs in Oct?
Did anyone hear about managers training for upcoming possible layoffs?
ND has been chopped up (OR)
Jobs heading to Poland.
Image: Intel 10nm tsmc 7nm
www.apothetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TSMC-5-nm-vs.-Intel-10nm-vs.-GloFo-7-nm.jpg
sandbox subsystem redeployments coming?
any word if the sandbox and subsystem teams are getting redeployed? the teams are unraveling and there are reportedly none-to-few willing users over the ten plus year run. anyone know?
Layoffs expected tomorrow
Re-org meeting tomorrow morning for supply chain group. Expect layoffs to be announced!
GSC re-org announcement tomorrow
GSC all hands meeting tomorrow morning to provide update on re-org. Anyone have insight? I suspect there will be layoffs for some.
Future of Intel Nuremberg
Does anyone have any definite info on what is happening with Intel Nuremberg? I am going to finish my masters degree early next year and was planning to apply for a job there, but now there are no job openings. Is it true that the site is going to... — read more
Upcoming layoffs
They are looking to consolidate in low-cost geographies. BLR is slated to grow. SC and OR will see cuts.
Intel preparing for major layoffs and site closures again?
I was hearing rumors that Intel is looking for another major round of layoffs, mainly in the US so they can ship more work overseas where pay and other costs are lower. It sounds like they will be closing most sites in the US with fewer than 1500... — read more
TMG - Upcoming layoffs
Several new job roles were marketed internally and encouraged for current Internal staff to apply for within the factory - these include “Engineering Tech/Roc tech/CWW segment leader/MFG OM/ ROC OM/ CWW Night shift engineer/Shift GL” These are... — read more
PSG continues to stack rank employees
PSG, or at least the PVE group in PSG is going to continue rolling up the "tops and bottoms" as they did with Focal. This tells me that this new Insights is a bunch of BS. They are saying that they are no longer giving ratings but they are still... — read more
DSG Layoffs
Intel Datacenter Solutions Group has laid off all the staff (except higher management) hosted in the USA, and the work is moving to Poland and India. I always wonder how management things they can stay at high cost centers only... their work can also... — read more
Shut down of sites Duisburg Nuremberg Xian
Apple does not want them. Staff to move to overpriced Munich to give up family and housing. Aicha severely failed with that idea. That’s when Intel’s management and spending issues started.
Layoffs at JF and 5G modem
Heard many layoffs are happening at JF, Hillsboro and about 1000 people from 5G modem unit are also impacted ?