34-year Intel veteran who served as CEO (2021-2024); led Intel's strategic pivot to foundry model and process technology roadmap; previously CTO and head of VMware.
no scored calls yet — needs a stated position or a categorical verdict, with a matured window vs SPY
Intel's shift to foundry model is progressing with TSMC and Samsung operating at scale in US, but US leading-edge capacity only 18% vs Taiwan dominance.
Jensen's relentless CUDA software stack improvement turned GPUs into general-purpose compute, catching HPC then AI waves; Intel's competing Larrabee project was killed prematurely.
TSMC's pure-play foundry model with standardized PDKs and ecosystem enabled fabless innovation, leaving Intel's IDM model behind; now produces 7x Intel's wafers.