How once-iconic Intel fell into a 20-year decline

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What happens when a U.S. president tries to take down the CEO of a publicly traded company?

We’re about to find out in a bizarre case that could alter not just the career of a CEO but also a onetime corporate jewel of American enterprise, a global industry, and what a previous commerce secretary has called “the most important piece of hardware in the 21^st century.”