# CEO Interview: Hassane El-Khoury is Getting Onsemi Focused

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2021-08-20
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-08-20-ceo-interview-hassane-el-khoury-is-getting-onsemi-focused
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/eetoa-wb-149/

## Summary

Hassane El-Khoury, CEO of Onsemi, explains the company's strategic transformation from a broad portfolio to a focused strategy on automotive and industrial markets, with adjacency in cloud and 5G. He details how Onsemi will leverage its leadership in power efficiency and packaging technology to compete against peers, while committing to net-zero emissions by 2040. The company is also executing a 'fab-lighter' manufacturing strategy, including acquiring a 300mm wafer fab from GlobalFoundries, to optimize capacity and reduce fixed costs amid global supply chain disruptions.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-08-20-ceo-interview-hassane-el-khoury-is-getting-onsemi-focused#t=0) Introduction: Onsemi's history and El-Khoury's background
- [5:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-08-20-ceo-interview-hassane-el-khoury-is-getting-onsemi-focused#t=333) Rebranding and the distinction between transformation and turnaround
- [9:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-08-20-ceo-interview-hassane-el-khoury-is-getting-onsemi-focused#t=572) Strategic focus: Automotive, industrial, and cloud/5G adjacency
- [13:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-08-20-ceo-interview-hassane-el-khoury-is-getting-onsemi-focused#t=829) Technical competencies: Efficiency and packaging technology
- [19:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-08-20-ceo-interview-hassane-el-khoury-is-getting-onsemi-focused#t=1184) Sustainability commitment: Net-zero by 2040 and customer impact
- [25:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-08-20-ceo-interview-hassane-el-khoury-is-getting-onsemi-focused#t=1553) Manufacturing strategy: Fab-lighter approach and GlobalFoundries acquisition

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Onsemi (company)
- Cypress Semiconductor (company)
- Infineon (company)
- Fairchild Semiconductor (company)
- GlobalFoundries (company)
- AutoX (company)
- DARPA (company)
- Samsung (company)
- Xanadu (company)
- Pulsic (company)
- NXP (company)
- Free Scale Semiconductor (company)
- Motorola (company)
- Keith Jackson (other)
- T.J. Rogers (other)
- Brian Santo (other)
- Junko Yoshida (other)

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