Heather Somerville
Technology and National Security Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Tech and national security reporter @WSJ. Formerly @reuters @mercnews @fresnobee. Mountain climber in my spare time. [email protected]. DM for Signal #
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1 month ago |
jp.wsj.com | Heather Somerville
米半導体大手インテルの最高経営責任者（CEO）に来週就任するリップブー・タン氏（65）は半導体業界のベテランだが、ハイテク分野の投資家、とりわけ中国企業への投資家としての経歴はもっと長い。 タン氏はインテルの元取締役でもある。かつて尊敬を集めたインテルは、人工知能（AI）ブームによって業界の需要が変化し、同社の中央演算処理用半導体から離れていく中で、衰退の運命をたどっている。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Heather Somerville |Lauren Thomas |Liza Lin
March 13, 2025 9:00 pm ETThey say Lip-Bu Tan is the best hope to fix Intel—if Intel can be fixed at all. Tan’s selection as the chipmaker’s new chief executive was cheered by analysts, bankers and shareholders. He brings two decades of semiconductor industry experience, relationships across the sector, a startup mindset and an obsession with AI…and basketball. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Heather Somerville
Here are five things to know about Tan and Intel. Tan, 65, has risen to become a titan in the semiconductor business, receiving a top honor in 2022 from the Washington-based Semiconductor Industry Association. Tan gained fame during his tenure leading Cadence Design Systems CDNS 1.79%increase; green up pointing triangle from 2009 to 2021, helping to turn around the company, focusing on what Intel said was customer-centric innovation that helped double revenue and expand margins.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Heather Somerville
March 13, 2025 8:00 am ETLip-Bu Tan, who is set to take over as Intel’s chief executive next week, is a veteran of the semiconductor industry who has an even longer track record as a technology investor, particularly in Chinese companies. A former Intel board member, Tan will lead a once-venerated U.S. company that has seen its fortunes fall as the artificial-intelligence boom prompted a shift in industry demand away from its central processing chips. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Heather Somerville
Lip-Bu Tan, who is set to take over as Intel’s chief executive next week, is a veteran of the semiconductor industry who has an even longer track record as a technology investor, particularly in Chinese companies. A former Intel board member, Tan will lead a once-venerated U.S. company that has seen its fortunes fall as the artificial-intelligence boom prompted a shift in industry demand away from its central processing chips. Here are five things to know about Tan and Intel.
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