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Intel Sparks Foundry Succession: Dr. Ann Kelleher to Retire After 30 Years of Work at Intel

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Intel just started a succession of its Foundry division management. According to an Intel spokesperson for Tom's Hardware, Dr. Ann Kelleher is heading for retirement after spending 30 years at Intel. Dr. Kelleher is the executive vice president of Intel Foundry and has been the head of foundry technology development since 2020. For the past 30 years, Dr. Kelleher has been there for Intel's ups and downs, overcoming many challenges for the company. This year, Dr. Kelleher's impressive 30-year run at Intel is coming to an end as she heads to a well-deserved retirement. While not being active, her immense knowledge and education are still valuable, and she will remain a board advisor.

Succeeding her at the head of the Foundry front-end division will be Naga Chandrasekaran, who brings over three decades of semiconductor experience, 20 of which have been spent at Micron. Assisting Naga Chandrasekaran with back-end foundry operations like packaging will be Navid Shahriari, who spent over 35 years at Intel and is currently a senior vice president. In a statement for Tom's Hardware, Intel noted: "As previously announced, Dr. Ann Kelleher plans to retire later this year following a distinguished career spanning over 30 years with Intel. With a strong foundry leadership team in place and Intel 18A progressing well ahead of our first product launch and external customer tape-outs, this is a well-planned transition as we continue to advance our Foundry priorities in service to customers."




The work of Dr. Ann Kelleher and other Intel executives has served as a significant base for Intel Foundry's transformation. It looks like the worst is over for Intel and its foundry struggles. The 18A node is now a solid starting point in the long road of foundry development, and external customers are slowly arriving.

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Well that's confusing. I thought "foundry" was the name used for the customer facing contract manufacturing division. Here it seems to be talking about the back end fabrication.
 
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Well that's confusing. I thought "foundry" was the name used for the customer facing contract manufacturing division. Here it seems to be talking about the back end fabrication.
Foundry are the factories that produce the semiconductors. Literally what it means.

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So now we have two names for the exact same thing then. That's new on me.
 
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