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"Before you retire, save Intel." That's the phrase that pulled Lip-Bu Tan back in — but this conversation is about everything that ...
CEO & Director, Intel
Search every verified Lip-Bu Tan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, has recently discussed the company's strategic direction and his personal approach to leadership in several public appearances. In an interview with "A Bit Personal," he described his leadership style as one that emphasizes humility, listening, and building a strong team, drawing on his experience as a former basketball team captain. He also discussed his investment philosophy, stating that his track record in venture capital has been successful, with losses in less than 10% of his portfolio companies. At the AI Infra Summit 2026, Tan addressed Intel's transformation, stating that the company missed major technology waves in the past, including mobile and AI, and that he intends to not miss future ones. He outlined a strategy focused on a "whole system approach" to AI infrastructure, including heterogeneous computing, software, and cooling technologies, and mentioned plans for new leadership in software. Tan has also spoken about quantum computing, which he described as a potentially significant strategic technology related to national security. He noted that he has made personal investments in the field and serves on the board of a quantum company, while expressing caution about the sector's maturity for public investors. Regarding Intel's financial strategy, Tan stated that the company formed partnerships with the U.S. government, NVIDIA, and SoftBank, and that he aims to "underpromise and overdeliver" on a quarterly basis. On the topic of cybersecurity, he said that security must start at the silicon level and that Intel is exploring hardware-enabled guardrails with CrowdStrike. Tan also reflected on his decision to lead Intel, saying he is focused on a long-term horizon of 10 to 15 years and that he chose to step in to make an impact rather than retire.
"Before you retire, save Intel." That's the phrase that pulled Lip-Bu Tan back in — but this conversation is about everything that ...
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is one of the most successful chip investors. He’s also an early quantum computing investor and Intel has about 70 scientists and engineers working on the technology. QuantumJane talks to Tan about his views on quantum computing and investing. Sign up for free at QuantumJane.co to follow my coverage of this industry without the jargon.
For nearly 60 years, Intel has transformed silicon into solutions. At AI Infra Summit 2026, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan joined Ed Nelson, Strategy Director and Co-Founder of AI Infra Summit, for a fireside chat on Intel’s transformation and the future of AI infrastructure. They discuss responsible AI adoption, the growing importance of CPUs, accelerators, software and systems, Intel’s approach to partnership and competition, and the manufacturing and advanced-packaging investments needed to help customers scale AI. Subscribe now to Intel Business on YouTube: https://intel.ly/43XZh6J About Int…
AI is moving faster than ever, but so are AI-accelerated threats. Are you ready to defend against them? Watch the full Day 1 opening keynote from Fal.Con 2026 featuring: • CrowdStrike Founder & CEO George Kurtz • NVIDIA Founder & CEO Jensen Huang • Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan • Open AI Co-Founder & President Greg Brockman. Explore this year's theme: "Securing the AI Revolution," and hear crucial strategies for securing AI adoption and stopping next-generation adversaries using the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. 📣 Connect With Us: ► X: https://twitter.com/CrowdStrike ► Instagram: https://www.inst…
Lip-Bu Tan has spent decades near the center of Silicon Valley's hardware cycles. He started out as a contrarian semiconductor investor when the category was out of favor, then as the CEO who turned around Cadence Design Systems over 15 years, and now as CEO of Intel. In this episode of TechSurge, host Michael Marks sits down with his longtime friend Lip-Bu Tan for a personal, wide-ranging conversation rather than a standard interview. Tan discusses his path from Malaysia and MIT nuclear engineering to Silicon Valley, his early conviction in semiconductors as an investor when venture capital…
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07/23/2026 Q&A: 26:35 Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and services computing and related end products and services in the United States, Ireland, Israel, and internationally. It operates through three segments: CCG, DCAI, and Intel Foundry. The company offers client computing group products, including client and commercial CPUs, discrete client GPUs, edge computing, and connectivity products; data center and AI products, such as server CPUs, discrete GPUs, and networking products; and semiconductors comprising wafer fabrication, substrates, and other related…
At 66 years old, instead of heading towards retirement, former Cadence CEO and legendary investor Lip Bu Tan decided to take on the hardest job in tech: turning Intel around. Elad Gil and Sarah Guo sit down with Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan to talk about why he took the job and what “saving” Intel actually looks like. Tan explains how his experience in startup culture informed his decisions to drive Intel’s culture towards faster decisions, focus on customer satisfaction, and engineer accountability. He also discusses his strategy to strengthen Intel’s balance sheet by welcoming investments from Jense…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan takes center stage at COMPUTEX Taiwan, outlining Intel’s vision for the future of AI, semiconductors, data centers, and next-generation computing. As competition intensifies across the global chip industry, Tan’s keynote highlights Intel’s strategy, innovation roadmap, and plans to strengthen its position in the rapidly evolving AI era. Watch the key announcements and industry insights shaping the future of technology. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Unveils Bold AI Vision at COMPUTEX Taiwan Amid Chip Race COMPUTEX 2026…
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Lip-Bu Tan, the CEO of Intel, is engineering a turnaround of the iconic chipmaking company and shares how he’s accomplished this type of feat before. For starters: No ego. No sugar coating. “Tell me the bad news,” he says. Featured speaker: Lip-Bu Tan, Intel Corporation Moderated by John Shoven, former Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) The 2026 SIEPR Economic Summit featured invigorating conversations and meaningful insights from top leaders in business, academia and government on some of the most urgent economic issues facing the U.S. and the wo…
“First of all, you know, I'm very passionate as you I used to invest in a lot in internet in different different business and I decided semiconductor is the best return for me and over the time I become specialized in the semiconductor you know through my EDA uh play working with TSMC working with a lot of leader in semiconductor so I become very strong in semiconductor it's kind every entrepreneur want to do startup ”
“I never view people as competitor. Even what I like to win, you know, I'm a basketball player. I was volleyball, college player. I like to win. But it's not the zero game sum in the business. So you always try to find you can't do it all alone. You need partners and I always value partners. So you know people were surprised you know when I started I reach out to Jensen our our mutual friend, people thought that he's ”
“First of all, I'm very glad United State government uh very fast side to think about you know investing in quantum computing that two billion they already funding like IBM, PSI quantum, INQ and others. I think this is a good start. is not enough but it's good way to start and encourage people quantum computing is important and these are the few selected uh uh platform or companies that they can start you know doing s”
“Every country try to be the first to lead the quantum computing because it related to national security and also some of these things may be the application is so broad just like what we experience right now with AI. This can be a 10 time bigger than AI using the classical computing to quantum computing. So application is very broad but it's still very early you know it's a race who going to come out first who's goin”
“Last year I'm not ready to go to the public market and that's why I formed a partnership with US government, partnership with Jensen and partnership with South Bank and then this year you know we clearly see that you know from the beginning in January I said well this this year I'm going to own a number so I want to make sure that we underpromise overd delivering and then we want to quarter by quarter and then one of”
“In my personal view, you know, I went through the whole multiple cycle. I remember the selex days competitive carrier and then same thing with the internet. It's all great and I think you have to embrace them. I think the AI is much bigger than the internet impacts and so some correction is kind of natural and I don't overreact to it but something that you have to pay attention. We live in the Silicon Valley is a bub”
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