Intel's interim CEO suggests Gelsinger's replacement should have chip fabrication experience, giving a glimmer of hope that Intel foundry could remain

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Could it be ride or die for Intel's chip fabrication?

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger delivering a keynote at Intel Foundry Services (IFS) Direct Connect 2024 event
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Things get done quickly in multi-billion chip-making land. It's only been a couple of days since Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger left the building, and already Intel has been approaching outside candidates for the CEO role.

Although he says he's "not in the process" of choosing the new CEO, current interim CEO David Zinsner says, "I'm guessing that the CEO will have... both some capability around foundry as well as on the product side" (via Reuters).

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