Summary: The electronics giant says that it will expand its small contract manufacturing business, giving the firm a revenue boost in the wake of dwindling PC sales.
Intel says that the contract manufacturing section of the business is due for expansion, which will help shore up the company's finances as PC sales fall flat.
According to Reuters, while the company has suffered due to dwindling PC sales, it is also behind rivals in the chip making space. Companies including Samsung which make chips suitable for mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, have cashed in as the popularity of these products explodes, while firms that did not jump on the mobile bandwagon early have lost out.
For decades, Intel has produced chips for personal computers. However, as sales of PCs fall in favor of tablets, by opening up factory lines to other businesses, Krzanich has the opportunity to find revenue in other sources.
When Intel expands the contract manufacturing sector of its business, it may garner interest from other companies that wish to use its factories to manufacture such chips.
If factories are opened up to others, components could be manufactured for the likes of rivals including Samsung, Nvidia and Qualcomm.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told analysts on Thursday:
When asked about Intel's PC business in May, Krzanich said that while slumping sales have impacted the industry, the PC maker is finding "signs of stabilization." According to research firms Gartner and IDC, Q2 2013 was the fifth consecutive quarter of declining PC shipments. Specifically, Gartner said that 76 million units shipped worldwide during the second quarter of 2013, a 10.9 percent decrease from the same period last year.
Intel says that the contract manufacturing section of the business is due for expansion, which will help shore up the company's finances as PC sales fall flat.
For decades, Intel has produced chips for personal computers. However, as sales of PCs fall in favor of tablets, by opening up factory lines to other businesses, Krzanich has the opportunity to find revenue in other sources.
When Intel expands the contract manufacturing sector of its business, it may garner interest from other companies that wish to use its factories to manufacture such chips.
If factories are opened up to others, components could be manufactured for the likes of rivals including Samsung, Nvidia and Qualcomm.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told analysts on Thursday:
"We're going to go much further. If we can utilize our silicon to provide the best computing, we'll do that. People who can use our leading edge and build computing capabilities that are better than anyone else's, those are good candidates for our foundry service."
In another move to tap the mobile space, Intel has pledged to quadruple the number of tablets with Intel chips in 2014 after improving its chip range for mobile devices. Tablets powered by the company's chips will range in price from $100 to over $400, according to the chief executive.
When asked about Intel's PC business in May, Krzanich said that while slumping sales have impacted the industry, the PC maker is finding "signs of stabilization." According to research firms Gartner and IDC, Q2 2013 was the fifth consecutive quarter of declining PC shipments. Specifically, Gartner said that 76 million units shipped worldwide during the second quarter of 2013, a 10.9 percent decrease from the same period last year.