A sad end
As a user of Altera in the past the Intel takeover wrecked the company in one move.
Like their other decisions (eg ARM) Intel seems to be acting like a rabbit in the headlights.
Sandra Rivera is off as executive veep of Intel's Datacenter and AI group, and will instead be CEO of the x86 giant's now-soon-to-be-spun-off FPGA business. On a call with investors late Tuesday, Intel boss Pat Gelsinger discussed the chipmaker's decision to hive off its Platform Solutions Group (PSG), arguing the move ought …