"The decision to step down from Intel was an extremely difficult one. I wanted to finish what I started, but as you know, I was not given the opportunity," says ex Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger in a new interview with Japanese outlet PC Watch. This is the first hint from Gelsinger we've seen of what many have long suspected, specifically that his departure from Intel may not have been the simple "retirement" that was claimed at the time.
Gelsinger was attending a press conference in Japan held by Playground Global, a Silicon Valley investment fund. The ex-Intel CEO now directs the fund's investment into semiconductor businesses, which loosely translates into companies that make computer chips.
