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How much is the CEO worth?
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In the case of until $15 billion?
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That's how much the Chip Giant's market cap increase when it said it was jettisoning Bob Swan on Wednesday.
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The semiconductor company has squandered its huge manufacturing advantage over the past five years, and the hope is incoming boss Pat Gal Singer can regain the company's edge.
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The mental has been dogged by manufacturing problems.
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Processors promised in 2015 didn't roll out until 2019 and the next generations running late.
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These delays air a huge problem, allying rivals like AM D to take market share and encouraging customers like Apple to design their own chips and have them made by specialist firms like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation.
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While swans backgrounds in finance, Gelsinger's is an engineering.
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He's a bit of the prodigal son returning.
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He spent 30 years of Intel.
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I moved the company's first chief technology officer.
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But success is hardly assured.
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Taiwan Sammy's going in for the kill.
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Taking advantage of Intel's problems, announced on Thursday, it's boosting capital expenditure over 50% up to $20 billion this year.
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Meanwhile, activist Dan Loeb's third point is pushing Intel to study measures such a splitting off manufacturing from design.
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But perhaps Gil Singer can inject some needed speed and paranoia at Intel.