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Lip-Bu Tan has served on the boards of 14 semiconductor companies. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier this week, Intel\u2019s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan<\/a> delivered a keynote speech at the Intel Vision conference\u2014just 14 days into his tenure. He takes the reins at a critical moment for the once-dominant American chipmaker, now struggling to keep pace with rivals amid the A.I. boom.<\/p>\n

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Intel still holds a commanding share of the CPU market for personal computers, but it lags behind companies like Nvidia and AMD when it comes to GPUs, the chip used for training A.I. models. Its stock has also seen a steep decline in recent years. Tan opened his keynote by acknowledging the urgency of the situation. \u201cWe have a lot of hard work ahead. There are areas we have fallen short of [customers\u2019] expectations,\u201d he told the audience. \u201cI will put together strong teams to correct past mistakes.\u201d He added that he would prioritize hiring \u201cthe best talent in the industry to come back and join or rejoin Intel.\u201d<\/p>\n

A seasoned industry figure, Tan has served on the boards of 14 semiconductor companies<\/a>. Prior to joining Intel, he was CEO of software firm Cadence and served on Intel\u2019s board from 2022 to 2024. He\u2019s also the founder of Walden Catalyst Ventures, an investment firm focused on the semiconductor space and has backed numerous successful startups.<\/p>\n

Tan was a Ph.D. candidate studying nuclear engineering at MIT. Before completing his doctoral degree, he switched course to pursue an MBA at the University of San Francisco and start his own ventures.<\/p>\n

Now, his biggest challenge will be restoring Intel\u2019s standing in an industry where Nvidia, by market cap, has become 24 times larger. Nvidia also leads the sector in revenue per employee\u2014a marker of both talent and efficiency\u2014while Intel ranks eighth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But Intel\u2019s core problem may not be innovation\u2014the hard part\u2014but deployment. \u201cThe tragedy of Intel\u2019s treasures lies in their delayed or deferred deployment.<\/a> They optimize for minimizing quarterly losses. Many innovations have been sitting on shelf,\u201d wrote former Intel executive Raja Koduri<\/a> on X in February.<\/p>\n

Though Tan didn\u2019t address deployment speed directly\u2014an area that could help Intel iterate more quickly based on customer feedback\u2014he did commit to strengthening the company\u2019s foundry business. This refers to Intel\u2019s chip-manufacturing capabilities, which allow it to tailor semiconductors to specific client needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder my leadership, Intel will be an engineering-focused company,\u201d Tan promised. Revitalizing Intel\u2019s foundry operations\u2014long a point of criticism, including from Apple CEO Tim Cook\u2014will be essential to enabling faster deployment, customization, and responsiveness to customers.<\/p>\n

To underscore his commitment, Tan has proposed spinning off Intel\u2019s \u201cnon-core businesses,\u201d though he hasn\u2019t specified which ones, signaling a sharper focus on what must become the company\u2019s strengths.<\/p>\n

Intel\u2019s historic success helped put the \u201cSilicon\u201d in Silicon Valley. It was once the backbone of the American tech hardware industry. While its legacy is secure, it now falls to Tan to determine whether that story continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n