August 6th, 2024

The Resurrection of Intel Will Take More Than Three Days

Intel's Q2 2024 revenues declined, with a larger operating loss. The company plans $10 billion in cost cuts, layoffs, and restructuring to focus on chip design amid rising competition from AMD.

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The Resurrection of Intel Will Take More Than Three Days

Intel's financial performance in the second quarter of 2024 mirrors its first quarter, with revenues declining slightly and an operating loss nearly doubling. The company anticipates a challenging 2025, with improvements expected in 2026 as new chip products and foundry processes are introduced. There is a possibility that AMD's Data Center group may surpass Intel's in revenue, with both projected to reach around $12 billion. Intel's recent announcement of $10 billion in cost savings, halting dividend payments, and laying off 15% of its workforce has led to a significant drop in its stock price. The company is restructuring to focus on its core competencies in chip design and manufacturing, aiming to establish a competitive foundry operation. Despite a decline in its datacenter business, Intel is optimistic about a recovery in server spending and is working to enhance its product offerings. The company is also adapting to the rise of Arm architecture in the market. Overall, Intel's path to recovery is fraught with challenges, but it is committed to restructuring and innovation to regain its competitive edge.

- Intel's Q2 2024 revenues fell slightly, with a significant operating loss.

- The company plans to cut costs by $10 billion and lay off 15% of its workforce.

- AMD may surpass Intel in datacenter revenue as competition intensifies.

- Intel is restructuring to focus on chip design and manufacturing.

- The company anticipates a recovery in server spending and is adapting to the rise of Arm architecture.

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By @high_na_euv - 4 months
Lets see what Lunar Lake (low power, mobile SoC) delivers in next 2 months

If it will deliver and match Apples Mx designs in terms of energy eff and perf, then ARMs expansion on the client side will slow down, I guess.

No point in porting stuff for marginal gains since ISA does not matter as much as ppl think

https://chipsandcheese.com/2021/07/13/arm-or-x86-isa-doesnt-...

Theres also talk about their shift to GPU, maybe Battle Mage will deliver in this year

By @epups - 4 months
Intel seems 100% tied to its outcomes as a foundry now. If there is any disruption in chip prodution from Taiwan for example, I can see its stock doubling in price.
By @xdennis - 4 months
> And 15 percent of the core workforce is 17,500 people who are going to get pink slips

That's more than Oprah! Oh, wait, pink slips also means getting fired. American English is a bit ambiguous at times.

By @davidt84 - 4 months
That article could use a copy editor.

Or at least a proof read before hitting publish.

> This is IBM’s fifth rebirth in its Herman Hollerith built punch card machines to do the 1890 census in 1890, which is the true kernel of the company we know as Big Blue.

What?