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Pat Gelsinger
born 1961
Returned to Intel as CEO in 2021 to restart its leading-edge roadmap; now on xLight's board attacking the cost of EUV from first principles.
Contributions
- 01Joined Intel at 18; rose to be its first CTO and the lead architect on the 80486.
- 02Left Intel to run VMware; returned in 2021 as CEO to launch IDM 2.0 and the Foundry pivot.
- 03Stepped down in late 2024; joined the board of xLight to back free-electron-laser EUV.
Why it matters for leading-edge lithography
Gelsinger's High-NA EUV bet at Intel and his subsequent move to xLight tie the cost-of-lithography conversation to live capital allocation. If photons-as-a-service ever ships, his fingerprints will be on it.