Chips Communities United is calling for more transparency regarding the chemicals that are used to make semiconductors.

Intel stock was wavering Thursday after the chip maker gave a softer-than-expected revenue forecast for the March quarter. Meanwhile, Intel’s interim co-CEOs told Barron’s there was no update around timing for the completion of the company’s permanent CEO search.

Job Creation and Economic Impact: With over 12,000 direct employees and thousands more in Intel’s supply chain, Intel is one of Israel’s largest private-sector employers. The company contributes approximately 5.5% of Israel’s high-tech exports and 1.75% of its GDP.

Intel Corporation's Q4 earnings report and its plans for 18A release in 2H2025, seeing opportunity with TSMC's N2 node delay. Click for our INTC update.

Coming off one of the most difficult years in its history, Intel said it expects sales will fall by more than 6% in the first part of 2025. The company blamed an uncertain global economy, growing competition and weak demand from its core customers for its difficult outlook.

The industry expects the resource-light new model could usher in a wave of more efficient AI models, hurting demand for AI hardware.

No one wants to buy Intel's fabs and their bottomless funding needs, but the company probably cannot be sold without someone taking them on.

Intel topped estimates when it reported its fourth quarter 2024 results on Thursday, and the company also revealed updates regarding its Foundry goals. Read more here.

Intel channel partners told CRN that the chipmaker is making the right move by boosting partner funding while citing concerns about its future and its ability to compete with Nvidia in the AI chip market.

While several chip stocks had convincing performances in 2024, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) were not among them. Intel shares fell about 60% last year, while AMD shares were down about 18%.

FADU CEO Lee Ji-hyo set his company up for success well ahead of market relevance with its controllers for solid-state drives, and is now ready to capitalize on AI boom.