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  • Lip-Bu TanCommentary

    It’s time for Intel to go private, former board members say

    By Charlene Barshefsky, Reed Hundt, and others
  • Charlene BarshefskyCommentary

    Former Intel board members: America’s champion is likely to retreat, and we still need a leading-edge chip manufacturer

    By Charlene Barshefsky, Reed Hundt, and others
  • US President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak at FII PRIORITY Miami 2025 Summit (Future Investment Initiative) at the Faena Hotel & Forum in Miami Beach, Florida, February 19, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    Trump wants TSMC to take over Intel’s plants. That’s a terrible idea—here’s what needs to happen instead

    By David B. Yoffie, Reed Hundt, and others
  • Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., holds a wafer as he speaks at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Gelsinger took the stage at the Computex show in Taiwan to talk about new products he expects will help turn back the tide of share losses to peers, including AI leader Nvidia Corp. Photographer: Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    Why breaking Intel in two is the only way to save America’s most important manufacturer, according to its former board directors

    By David B. Yoffie, Reed Hundt, and others