Most of my education is in analog circuit design. Not exactly focused on digital circuits, which make up microprocessors. Great place to live. Geographic organization is spread out, and it makes it more difficult to get enough face-time to keep the energy level high. New ideas and approaches are reviewed with customers to determine benefits and concerns.
Ideas can come from any part of the organization.
Changes that have drawn the organization to think globally and regionally are the most significant. Implementation of resource changes and sharing across regional boundaries have provided as much as a 30 percent improvement in productivity. A global operation that is benchmarked for cost and quality of service both internal to Intel operations and external to other semiconductor companies globally. Best cost at the highest quality of service. This is particularly true in the areas of Factory Reliability, Building Services, and Public Affairs.