Leadership Shift at Intel Intel's executive vice president, Dr. Ann Kelleher, has announced plans to retire later this year after three decades at the company. Kelleher has been responsible for developing Intel's fabr…

The succession plan was revealed five months ago, and Kelleher will be succeeded by Naga Chandrasekaran, who will oversee front-end process technology development and manufacturing. Chandrasekaran comes from Micron, w…

Context and Implications Intel's 18A process technology is the company's first leading-edge node designed for both its own products and external customers. The new process technology is expected to bring significant p…

The appointment of Chandrasekaran and Shahriari is seen as a strategic move by Intel to integrate technology development and production under one leadership. This is likely to ensure fast ramps, low defect density, an…