On June 6, 2005, Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, announced that Apple would be using Intel's x86 processors for its Macintosh computers, switching from the PowerPC architecture developed by the AIM alliance.[66] This was seen as win for Intel;[67] an analyst called the move "risky" and...
Customers have little incentive to bet on Intel’s manufacturing when TSMC continues to serve them well, said Goldman Sachs analyst Toshiya Hari. “If you care about performance today, tomorrow, next year, over the next couple of years, you are not making that ...
Were he to not succeed in these efforts, it would amount to a “major double whammy” against Intel, an analyst told EE Times. And, another analyst asserted, the export controls unfairly zero in on Intel and other chipmakers. “China represents 25% to 30% of [Intel’s] semiconductor exp...
"Setup costs are high and that's why there's so much cash burn," said Bassi, the Counterpoint analyst. "Running a foundry is a capital-intensive business. That's why most of the competitors are fabless, they are more than happy to outsource it to TSMC." Intel last month reported...
But Gartner analyst Todd Kort suggests the team that makes up the Wintel juggernaut may only have their own best interests at heart. "Intel has an interest in resolving RIM's case quickly because all of the next generation ofBlackBerry devices will be based on Intel chips. Microsoft sees a...
Nearly every analyst update on the stock since August 2nd has involved a rating downgrade or a reduced target price. The question now is whether Intel is apt to go bust or if the company can recover from what seems to be a crisis in investor confidence. ...
And yet the maturation of that business makes branching out a must. “I do believe there’s a big-picture plan at Intel to avoid missing the next big shift,” said Doug Freedman, an analyst who covers Intel for RBC Capital Markets. ...
“With the increased core count and frequency upgrades, Apple has a good chance to overtake Intel in the PC space,” Aakash Jani, senior analyst at chip research firm The Linley Group, told The Information. Indeed, Intel is quivering in its boots. Intel’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger, announcedlast...