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Intel foundry wins first named customer under Lip-Bu Tan to make Fortinet security chip
Intel has secured its first publicly named foundry customer under CEO Lip-Bu Tan by taking on production of Fortinet’s next-generation SP6 security chip. CNBC reported the chip will be manufactured on Intel 4. The contract is the first disclosed customer case since Tan became CEO in March 2025. Intel has said it is still seeking major customers for its most advanced manufacturing technology, while its largest confirmed foundry volume remains in-house.
Industry
Semiconductor talent war enters new phase amid bonus disputes
South Korea’s competition for semiconductor talent is shifting as disputes over bonus calculations and union strikes raise engineers’ willingness to leave. Firms are vying to absorb designers, while some experienced hires face early rejections and are pushed toward graduate recruitment. Industry talk includes efforts to curb poaching, narrowing direct job moves. The shortage is structural: demand is set to rise from 177,000 in 2021 to 304,000 in 2031, with training taking years.
Industry
Former SK On chief Lee Suk-hee returns to Intel as foundry back-end chief
Former SK On chief Lee Suk-hee returned to the semiconductor industry after Intel appointed him executive vice president of its foundry business, the company said on Thursday. Lee will oversee advanced packaging, system integration, and back-end technology development and manufacturing for Intel Foundry, reporting directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Intel will also run advanced packaging as an independent business unit and plans to expand mass production of technologies including EMIB-T and HBI.
