Ever wanted to #demotivate your workers? Make sure they don't work to their full potential? Don't want them to think outside the box, take those logical leaps to achieve things nobody thought possible before?

You would be hard-pressed to find a technique more effective than what Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan just talked about.

https://wccftech.com/intel-ceo-lip-bu-tan-threatens-to-fire-anyone-whose-chip-exceeds-b0-stepping-14a-pdk-0-9-october-2026/

Background: for years, #Intel, which had a significant advantage in #lithography process technology (chip making), kept that as a trade secret. Then they made some huge mistakes, and because their internal corporate #culture had degraded, people inside the company were unable to admit errors and correct the mistakes. The result? They fell far behind #TSMC and #Samsung, and were unable to #manufacture competitive chips, and they basically coasted on the strength of their previous dominance - it takes a long time for companies to switch #server product lines from one company to another.

Intel's board finally decided to fix things, and brought back Pat #Gelsinger to turn it around. He did - and started establishing Intel #Foundry, to make Intel's #manufacturing tech available to outside customers. He was about 80% there, when a boardroom coup ousted him, and brought in Tan.

Tan's move (above) is *exactly* what led to Intel's previous culture problems. When #employees are afraid to make mistakes because they'll get fired, they won't take chances. And they won't admit errors, instead trying to paper over them and hide them.

Intel hat ausgedient, sagen sie bei SemiAnalysis, "Intel on the brink of death".

Das ist ordentlich begründet und kommt Ende 2024 nicht übnerraschend. Die Argumentation ist: der einzige der es hätte richten können wurde vorzeitig weggeschickt, Gelsinger.

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#semicon #intel #gelsinger

Bisher hat #Intel einen großen Teil seines Erfolgs den #Windows Betriebssystemen zu verdanken. Das gilt genauso aber auch umgekehrt, und deshalb gibt es den Begriff #Wintel für diese Symbiose. Es wäre eine große Ironie der Geschichte, wenn #Microsoft durch das Straucheln des „Chipgiganten“ auf die #ARM Architektur wechseln müsste.

Der US-Chipriese schickt seinen CEO Pat #Gelsinger überraschend schnell in den Ruhestand. https://search.app/6RGunCXfChc9dmCQ9

Pat #Intel CEO #Gelsinger does WHAAAT?! 😱

Here's Dr. Ian Cutress' piece
👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ZI1AwTxw4