Intel Foundry exec leaves to head up Qualcomm's semiconductor biz as Intel shake-up continues

Kevin O'Buckley is departing from Intel following nearly two years as senior VP and GM of Foundry Services. Qualcomm has snapped him up to run its own semiconductor operation.

Taking on the lofty-sounding role of executive VP of global operations and supply chain, O'Buckley will be in charge of "global semiconductor operations across manufacturing engineering, foundry and supplier partnerships, supply chain, and procurement."

That's a pretty big remit. Even foundry and supplier partnerships...