Intel appoints Lip-Bu Tan as its CEO

Post by gkanai » Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 12:09 AM UTC

alecco wrote: post #22

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #4

He's supposedly quite low level, savvy about Platform Development Kits (PDK). Worked at Cadence, so he knows a lot about relating to other people making chips, selling IP, working with EDA tools. A lot of potential here! The disagreement with the board was supposedly related more to elements of the board trying to parts up and sell off bits of Intel. Harder to report that directly. Good for him, food sign if true. To…

> That's what I'm trying to understand. His educational background was in Physics/Nuclear Engineering so he's obviously a smart guy, and he was CEO/Chairman of Cadence for 15 years, but other than that his 40+ year career has most been in VC and being on the boards of an incredibly large number of companies. He is no Pat. He is no Andy. He is a business guy with some hard science behind (not electronics per se). It d…

Post by netsharc » Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 12:34 AM UTC

UltraSane wrote: post #42

Alupis wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The current CEO was supposed to be a down to earth, technical, no bureaucracy guy as well. Turning a ship the size of Intel is a super power in it's own right. Especially one with such a large entrenched bureaucracy as Intel has. Politics aside for a moment - we're seeing the death bellows of many large, entrenched bureaucracies right now with DOGE - the main difference is the fight is in full public view instead o…

"we're seeing the death bellows of many large, entrenched bureaucracies right now with DOGE" DOGE is just Musk bribing Trump into letting him settle scores and shut down agencies that are investigating him or that he doesn't like. Finding and eliminating "inefficiency" is just another one of Musk's myriad lies. I'm shocked at how many people still consider him to have any credibility at all.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 12:35 AM UTC

UltraSane wrote: post #42

Alupis wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The current CEO was supposed to be a down to earth, technical, no bureaucracy guy as well. Turning a ship the size of Intel is a super power in it's own right. Especially one with such a large entrenched bureaucracy as Intel has. Politics aside for a moment - we're seeing the death bellows of many large, entrenched bureaucracies right now with DOGE - the main difference is the fight is in full public view instead o…

"we're seeing the death bellows of many large, entrenched bureaucracies right now with DOGE" DOGE is just Musk bribing Trump into letting him settle scores and shut down agencies that are investigating him or that he doesn't like. Finding and eliminating "inefficiency" is just another one of Musk's myriad lies. I'm shocked at how many people still consider him to have any credibility at all.

Post by ksec » Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 12:54 AM UTC

alecco wrote: post #22

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #4

He's supposedly quite low level, savvy about Platform Development Kits (PDK). Worked at Cadence, so he knows a lot about relating to other people making chips, selling IP, working with EDA tools. A lot of potential here! The disagreement with the board was supposedly related more to elements of the board trying to parts up and sell off bits of Intel. Harder to report that directly. Good for him, food sign if true. To…

> That's what I'm trying to understand. His educational background was in Physics/Nuclear Engineering so he's obviously a smart guy, and he was CEO/Chairman of Cadence for 15 years, but other than that his 40+ year career has most been in VC and being on the boards of an incredibly large number of companies. He is no Pat. He is no Andy. He is a business guy with some hard science behind (not electronics per se). It d…

Post by missedthecue » Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 12:56 AM UTC

beambot wrote: post #28

alienthrowaway wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If he wants to succeed, he will need to reconsistute the board. Intel is a publicly listed company.

Yes, and I'm sure all those public shareholders are mighty unhappy with the current board's stewardship.