In the week that the industry mourned the death of legendary Intel CEO Andy Grove, there was much reflection on the greatest of his many achievements – the transformation of Intel from primarily a memory supplier, to the dominant force in microprocessors. Now, of course, some of the market pressures which made memory such an unforgiving market in the 1980s are affecting microprocessors, and Intel has to execute another transformation to retain its leadership and see off rivals like Samsung (much of whose chip power lies, ironically enough, in memory). The shift in the landscape Grove created means that, these days, the processor market has become a very tough one. There are far more segments to chase – mobile, graphics,…