Andy Bryant
Andy Bryant
Andy Bryant is the current Chairman of the multinational semiconductor company Intel. He joined Intel in 1981 and previously served as the company's vice chairman, chief administrative officer and chief financial officer. Bryant works out of the company's offices in Hillsboro, Oregon, and lives in Portland. He also serves on the board of directors for McKesson Corp., Columbia Sportswear, and Kryptiq...
economies quickly slowing worldwide
Economies worldwide are slowing more quickly than we anticipated,
december impact line outlook pervasive reflect results slowing worldwide
The fourth-quarter results were in line with our December outlook and reflect the pervasive impact of a slowing worldwide economy.
consumer declines expect higher normal tempered weak
In a normal seasonal environment, we would expect higher revenue, ... Our expectations have been tempered by the weak economy, and declines in consumer confidence.
born coming logistics moved party supply third
These third party logistics suppliers (3PLs) were born out of transportation and freight. They've moved into warehousing and now into supply chain. We are coming at it from the other end.
It's really been pretty much as if it were scripted on Jan. 15.
change major seeing
I'm not seeing any big break. There are no indications of any major change from what we have been seeing.
east laurel reported spot
No. The rainiest spot was at Laurel Peak, which is in the Cascades east of Salem. They reported 40 inches.
air cold difficult snow unusual
Snow is always an unusual thing here. It's difficult to get that combination of cold air and rain.
bottom calling murky silicon
At this point, we're not calling a bottom in the communications silicon business. I don't know when that happens. It's just too murky to know.
businesses flash market networking silicon slower
The microprocessor and flash businesses are on track, while the networking silicon market is slower than we anticipated.
company invest
We will still invest in technology. We will make the company more efficient.
aggressive beginning demand fourth last product third
We under-forecasted demand beginning in last year's third and fourth quarters. I don't have enough product to be as aggressive as I would like to be.
capacity chasing continue demand expect gets networking point product seeing strong supply
We expect demand to continue to be strong and product supply to continue to be tight, ... We're still chasing capacity at this point in time. We're seeing strong demand for flash, networking and microprocessors, and I don't see when that gets into equilibrium.
aggressive europe good
Don't think of Europe as having not been a good quarter. Think of it as being a little down and us having made a very aggressive forecast.