Why lost to TSMC and Samsung? Intel CEO Kissinger tells the truth: We're too arrogant

Intel CEO Kissinger. Photo: Associated Press

According to the Business Times, the global chip famine is unsolved, Intel deepened its investment in the wafer foundry industry, CEO Pat Gelsinger has repeatedly called on the US government to provide more resources to local manufacturers to solve the semiconductor industry chain is too inclined to Asia, in addition, Kissinger will also lose Intel to TSMC, Samsung, blame the company's arrogance and arrogance.

When kissinger participated in The Year Ahead forum, Kissinger said that governments need to learn from the pandemic and think about the impact of up to 80% of semiconductor products produced in Asia on national security. ”

Kissinger revealed that Intel will soon announce plans to expand factories in Europe and the United States, "We have been lobbying to expand the scale of chip manufacturing in the United States, and the long-term goal is to hope that in the next decade, chip manufacturing in the United States can have 30% of the market, and Europe can reach more than 20%, better than the current 12% and 9%. ”

Kissinger also blamed the loss to chipmakers such as TSMC and Samsung on the company's arrogance and arrogance, "When we are decades ahead of technology, there is a little arrogance and a little arrogance, feeling complacent about our technology." Even so, Kissinger believes that Intel is catching up, "We will launch 5 process nodes in the next 4 years, which are in line with our progress or even ahead of schedule, which is an unprecedented pace of development." ”

In addition, Kissinger once again said that Intel remains optimistic about the proposed support of the chip industry through government funds in the United States and the European Union. Last month, more than 50 executives of U.S. companies called on congressional leaders to pass the $52 billion chip bill and another semiconductor bill as quickly as possible, but progress on the bill is rather slow.

According to research and research agency TrendForce data, the global wafer foundry market share is 53.1% of TSMC, Samsung is second with 17.1%, UMC is third with 7.3%, GF is fourth with 6.1%, and fifth is SMIC 5%.