In the last few weeks alone, Intel has posted at least 30 photonics-related jobs in Santa Clara including design engineers, photonics device test engineers, senior architects and vice presidents of of R&D. It is also searching for a business... — read more
Reqs mostly taken down, here we go
Every time there are layoffs, it seems proceeded to a sharp reduction on job requisitions. SA and AK messed up 10nm horribly, and there is going to be a price to be paid, so far though, the heads of TMG aren't being held accountable. Lots of... — read more
Urgent request to icdg
Please can you finish the support.and bring up of the following platforms 7560, 7660, 8260 asap. So we can fire your a-- and meet breakeven quicker.
New CEO?
Jim Anderson from AMD has just resigned to become CEO in another company. Do you think he is the new CEO?
When did it start coming apart from your viewpoint?
For me it started when Copy Exactly became a religion instead of a business tool. The original concept was fine, but over a few years it became a very expensive requirement to do many stupid things. Engineering judgement, innovation, and often just... — read more
How do you change your address for Intel 401K account after leaving Intel?
Has any ex-Intel employee tried updating their personal address for Netbenefit/401K accounts? The Fidelity Netbenefit website says to contact Intel, but how do you change address if you don't have access to employee portal? Appreciate any help!
icdg performance review
Here you go ---- https://youtu.be/kt3hAhZTZAo
How long before RK and JK get frustrated with the c-appy env and low morale and call it quits?
Any bets?
Interesting, seems a portion of the experienced chip designers unceremoniously kicked out by Intel are going over to AMD
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amd-stock-hits-highest-prices-since-2006-as-bullish-analyst-predicts-30-shares-2018-08-23 “Given AMD’s success over the past several quarters, consolidation, and disarray in certain quarters in Silicon Valley, the... — read more
It will take Intel years to fix its chipmaking process and AMD stands to benefit
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/24/analyst-amd-will-gain-market-share-at-the-expense-of-intel-rivals.html
look at all the wall Street analysts. all of them are singing a different time about AMD and Intel.
A few years ago, Wall Street analysts were praising how well run Intel is and how AMD was going to go out of business. And look now.. Even blowhard Jim Cramer has gotten on the AMD train, saying how much better run AMD is versus Intel. A lot of... — read more
AMD vs. Intel: Balance of chip maker power appears to shift
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amd-vs-intel-balance-of-chip-maker-power-appears-to-shift-2018-07-27
EPYC news
Rosenblatt Says AMD Now Has A Path To $30 Per Share https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rosenblatt-says-amd-now-path-160452658.html AMD's stock rallies to nearly 12-year high on analyst price hike... — read more
intel gags developers from publishing performance benchmark of security patch
really bad PR move from intel. this will just accelerate server migration to AMD... https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-gags-linux-distros-from-revealing-performance-hit-from-spectre-patches/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=26953737198853929781203999793876 — read more
Security patch and performance?
What's happening here? https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/99jizi/intel_publishes_microcode_security_patches_no/
Analyst says market's top performer AMD to keep soaring, raises price target to highest on Street
The good news just keep coming! https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/rosenblatt-raises-its-price-target-for-amd-to-street-high.html
This is priceless
So, I guess we get to hope whoever the new CEO is, he or she is paid at least as much as their peers unless we want to see layoffs. CEOs paid less than peers more likely to engage in layoffs, research finds... — read more
Stock in epic slide!
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/competition-revs-intel-stock-may-153032527.html
New CEO Meg Whitman to Lead Breaking up of Intel
To boost shareholder values, Meg will break up Intel into: Manufacturing Foundry like TSMC A CPU Company, like AMD An SOC Company like Avago A Mobile Company like ........ Fire the rest.... QED
Any Companies that were Successfully Trurned Around?
Considering Intel wasn't able to break into new areas in the past 20+ years despite all the money it has sunk into "new business", and the home turf is now wrecked inside and out. Is there any successful examples out there that a company in that... — read more
Intel India trains 99,000 people in AI
US chipmaker Intel has trained as many as 99,000 developers, students and professors in artificial intelligence (AI) in India since April 2017, against a target of 15,000 for the first year of its programme, according to the tech major. It has also... — read more
Mid year focal review
Is thisa new company wide policy or divisional
Layoff notices will be handed out with mid year focal results
HR will be on hand for the paperwork and security will be ready to perp walk you out. It will be swift and painful.
August/September layoffs on track
Many more to be announced soon, within the next 2-4 weeks.
X86
It is clear that any further investments in X86 based architecture will bring diminishing results. With modern OS and app stores, the transition to a new CPU architecture is much easier, since the app stores themselves compile the source code... — read more
End is near
Management is suddenly requesting lots of studies to be completed by the end of the month for unspecified reasons. Expect lot of announcements during the next four weeks. Managers will be shuffled, people will be layed off.
H1B Discrimination
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/16/h-1b-indian-outsourcing-firm-discriminates-against-non-indian-workers-games-u-s-visa-system-lawsuit/amp/
Breakup Intel !
It's time to split Intel's marketing and design people from the fabrication plants. https://www.thestreet.com/story/11771586/1/break-up-intel.html
Intel Duisburg
Any updates on Duisburg?
ARM to beast Intel in laptops
https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/08/16/arm-says-chips-will-outperform-intel-laptop-cpus/?__twitter_impression=true
Please can someone put the old wImax relics out of their misery this huge box is embarrassing Intel
https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-enables-worlds-first-fully-compliant-testing-new-5g-nr-standard-deutsche-telecom-huawei/
I'd like to wish all icdg German engineers good luck for the coming Polaris tape in
Because they're going to f---ing need it afterwards
Big thanks to those that contributed to 7x60
iCDG layoffs in following locations confirmed. Villach, Austria Aalborg, Denmark Chandler, AZ Hillsboro, OR California
Are Intel leaders still saying they are first in 5G
Or have the shut the f--- up https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/8/15/17692280/samsung-5g-exynos-5100-modem-chipset-mmwave-3gpp-standard
Intel Board Doing a Great Job Choosing New CEO!
Maybe the company would be better off with no CEO and the company finally split into separate Fab and R&D and Design companies. Anyway, the BOD needs a lot of help.
H1B on the Increase
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/f2de23b4-8786-3014-ac46-21bb2e12d5a9/amid-immigration-crackdown%2C.html
Stock cratering on new security bugs disclosure
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-discloses-three-more-chip-191939314.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-discovers-chip-security-vulnerability-223221924.html
Intel Stock Falls on Report of New Chip Security Vulnerability
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/intel-stock-slips-after-new-disclosure-of-chip-vulnerability-2018-08-14 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-stock-falls-report-chip-185341310.html