Intel (INTC) introduced it is appointing Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO. The chip trade veteran, who beforehand helmed Cadence Design Methods, takes over from interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus. The duo succeeded former CEO Pat Gelsinger, who was ousted by Intel’s board in late 2024.
Shares of Intel climbed greater than 11% in after-hours buying and selling following the announcement.
The information comes the identical day as a Reuters report stating {that a} consortium of firms led by TSMC (TSM) and together with Nvidia (NVDA) and Broadcom (AVGO) is in talks to take over Intel’s manufacturing enterprise.
Tan isn’t any stranger to Intel. The brand new CEO initially served on the corporate’s board in 2022 however left the chip big in 2024 after reportedly disagreeing with Gelsinger on the corporate’s turnaround plan, together with its third-party contract semiconductor fabrication enterprise, in accordance with Reuters.
“I’m honored to affix Intel as CEO,” Tan mentioned in an announcement. “I’ve great respect and admiration for this iconic firm, and I see vital alternatives to remake our enterprise in ways in which serve our clients higher and create worth for our shareholders.”
Tan is taking up Intel within the midst of one of many darkest eras within the firm’s historical past. The chipmaker has misplaced its lead in course of manufacturing to rival chip builder TSMC and ceded its alternative to dominate within the AI area to Nvidia.
Shares of Intel have plummeted 54% over the past 12 months as the corporate’s income has shrunk from its pandemic highs. It now faces elevated competitors from longtime nemesis AMD (AMD) and a renewed effort by Qualcomm (QCOM) to interrupt into the PC chip area, threatening Intel’s largest moneymaker.
The semiconductor big has additionally obtained billions of {dollars} through the CHIPS Act to assist pay for brand spanking new manufacturing services within the US, together with an enormous campus in Ohio. However Intel says part of the mission is delayed and received’t be accomplished till 2030. It was initially slated to open in 2025.
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