# Managing in a Pandemic | Intel: Meet The New Boss | Arm @ 30

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2021-01-22
- Length: 40m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-22-managing-in-a-pandemic-intel-meet-the-new-boss-arm-30
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/ep119/

## Summary

NXP CTO Lars Reger discusses how the company adapted to pandemic-era remote work, highlighting increased productivity, the need for work-life balance hygiene, and a shift to goal-based management. Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, analyzes Intel's hiring of Pat Gelsinger as CEO, arguing that Gelsinger's external experience at VMware provides a necessary visionary perspective to address Intel's manufacturing stumbles and competitive challenges from AMD. Finally, Arm's Chet Babla reflects on the company's 30-year history, its deep integration into the automotive industry through low-power architecture, and the strategic importance of electrification and ADAS in modern vehicles.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-22-managing-in-a-pandemic-intel-meet-the-new-boss-arm-30#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing Overview
- [3:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-22-managing-in-a-pandemic-intel-meet-the-new-boss-arm-30#t=205) Lars Reger on NXP's Pandemic Management and 5 Commandments
- [12:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-22-managing-in-a-pandemic-intel-meet-the-new-boss-arm-30#t=778) Jim McGregor on Intel's Leadership Change and Pat Gelsinger
- [25:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-22-managing-in-a-pandemic-intel-meet-the-new-boss-arm-30#t=1543) Chet Babla on Arm's 30th Anniversary and Automotive Strategy
- [39:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-22-managing-in-a-pandemic-intel-meet-the-new-boss-arm-30#t=2391) Conclusion and Podcast Credits

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- NXP (company)
- Intel (company)
- Pat Gelsinger (other)
- Jim McGregor (other)
- Tirias Research (company)
- Arm (company)
- Chet Babla (other)
- Nvidia (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- Acorn Computers (company)
- VMware (company)
- AMD (company)
- Alder Lake (product)
- ARM 7 TDMI (product)

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