# Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says chipmakers have grown complacent

> Original title: Chipmakers have grown complacent, former Intel CEO says

- Source: Semafor · Technology
- Published: 2026-11-06T17:35:55.000Z
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- Original: https://www.semafor.com/article/11/06/2026/chipmakers-have-grown-complacent-former-intel-ceo-says

## Summary

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told a private gathering of semiconductor industry leaders that the sector is not "paranoid" enough and has grown complacent, according to a PowerPoint presentation reviewed by Semafor. He said current chip technologies, from lithography to chip interconnects and rack cooling, are running into the limits of physics, and he pointed to unadopted breakthroughs in optics, power management and cooling. The presentation states, "We need AI to be 10,000X better."