You would be hard-pressed to find a technique more effective than what Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan just talked about.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Threatens to Fire Anyone Whose Chip Exceeds B0 Stepping, as 14A's 'Holy Grail' PDK 0.9 Lands October 2026

Intel's CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has set a tight policy for his Foundry, firing anyone whose products don't meet quality standards.

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Background: for years, #Intel, which had a significant advantage in #lithography process technology (chip making), kept that as a trade secret. Then they made some huge mistakes, and because their internal corporate #culture had degraded, people inside the company were unable to admit errors and correct the mistakes. The result? They fell far behind #TSMC and #Samsung, and were unable to #manufacture competitive chips, and they basically coasted on the strength of their previous dominance - it takes a long time for companies to switch #server product lines from one company to another.

Intel's board finally decided to fix things, and brought back Pat #Gelsinger to turn it around. He did - and started establishing Intel #Foundry, to make Intel's #manufacturing tech available to outside customers. He was about 80% there, when a boardroom coup ousted him, and brought in Tan.

Tan's move (above) is *exactly* what led to Intel's previous culture problems. When #employees are afraid to make mistakes because they'll get fired, they won't take chances. And they won't admit errors, instead trying to paper over them and hide them.