Even with the previous leadership of Intel, for several years in a row, the company from 20 to 30 % of its products produced third -party companies. As she made it clear at the recent reporting conference of the acting director Michelle Johnston Holthaus, now this share reaches 30 %, but even in case of further decline it will never be zero.
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«I look at this so – you need to offer the right product with the right process in the correct period from the point of view of the market. If you look at today’s situation on Intel, then we produce about 30 % of all products by the forces of various external partners. This may seem a rather high value, but it will never be zero, ”explained Michelle Johnston Holthouse.
In the characteristics of its own process 18A, Intel, according to her, is very pleased, so individual components of Panther Lake processors for the consumer segment will be produced on it. Even successors in the person of Nova Lake processors will combine components of their own and external production. Such optimization of production processes, according to the head of the company, allows it to count on market success and better satisfy customer needs. A similar approach will be applied when the processors are issued for the data center segment. In 2026, for example, the company will present Diamond Rapids processors.
Intel Financial Director David Zinsner, who also has to combine his permanent position with the leadership of the company, during the recent reporting conference, he repeatedly expressed the hope that the transfer of part of the crystals to his own conveyor in combination using the 18A technical process will help Intel quickly return the norm Profits in the range are from 40 to 60 %, while now it is noticeably below 40 %.