The Pentium 4 problems over 15 years ago caught Intel very unprepared. The problems since have been increasingly less forgivable. 14nm wasn't exactly a smooth

The Pentium 4 problems over 15 years ago caught Intel very unprepared. The problems since have been increasingly less forgivable. 14nm wasn't exactly a smooth rollout either. The fact that Intel management decided that the physics problems they were encountering with increasing regularity could be countered by bold management proclamations suggests a hearing problem on their part rather than an issue of those further down the org chart communicating the issues far and wide.