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I don’t know about the analogy since it’s like the former chess champion promising to return, which has at least happened in women’s. There is a catalyst, whic
by 1123581321 5y ago
I don’t know about the analogy since it’s like the former chess champion promising to return, which has at least happened in women’s.
There is a catalyst, which is a top engineer returning to restore a focused engineering culture and remove those unhelpful management layers thats slowed them down.
They are also pursuing new fab business they have a chance to win and learning from fab partners where they have conceded they need external help.
They also are to an extent playing a financial game and appear to be extracting strategic investment from the US and EU.
I’m not saying Intel’s going to succeed, but it’s not quite more of the same.
- throwaway81523 5y agoEh, Botvinnik returned as world champion, twice even (there were two 1-year gaps in his reign, due to losses against Tal and Smyslov). This is more like the washed-up Bobby Fischer's 1992 return match against the even more washed up Spassky, two generations behind his glory days, while Karpov and Kasparov watched bemusedly in their rear-view mirrors. We'll see how it goes, but why would EU fund Intel instead of a European fab? Don't forget that semiconductor tech is strategic for everyone. Taiwan, Korean, and China aren't sitting still either. Good luck, Intel. You're going to need it.
- 1123581321 5y agoPresumably lack of choice of qualified vendors. You can read more about the EU's willingness to invest, to the point of introducing legislation, here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-20/eu-to-unveil-chips-plan-early-next-month-to-fund-more-production?sref=dl4Ey0es https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-20/eu-to-unv...