Intel Corp chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan (陳立武) is expected to meet with Taiwanese suppliers next month in conjunction with the opening of the Computex Taipei trade show, supply chain sources said on Monday.
The visit, the first for Tan to Taiwan since assuming his new post last month, would be aimed at enhancing Intel’s ties with suppliers in Taiwan as he attempts to help turn around the struggling US chipmaker, the sources said.
Tan is to hold a banquet to celebrate Intel’s 40-year presence in Taiwan before Computex opens on May 20 and invite dozens of Taiwanese suppliers to exchange views on the global semiconductor industry, the sources said.
Photo: Screenshot from Intel Corp’s Web site
During his stay, Tan would visit Intel suppliers in Taiwan, although his itinerary has yet to be finalized.
He would not deliver a speech at Computex, the sources said.
Intel has described Tan as a longtime technology investor and widely respected executive with more than 20 years of semiconductor and software experience, as well as deep ties across the US company’s ecosystem.
In Intel’s latest annual report, released on March 27, Tan said the company would strengthen its position in the cloud-based artificial intelligence data center market and make the development of competitive “rack-scale system solutions” a key priority.
Tan also pledged to focus on creating advanced process technologies to build a world-class wafer foundry business.
How Intel would update and modernize its production facilities remains an issue.
Last week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (台積電) chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) denied rumors that the company would form a joint venture with Intel and others to run the US chipmaker’s wafer foundry operations.
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