Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company's annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, US on April 29 this year - Photo: REUTERS
"The CEO of Intel has a serious conflict of interest and must resign immediately. There is no other solution to this problem," US President Donald Trump posted on the Truth Social platform on August 7, just one day after US Senator Tom Cotton said he had sent a letter to chipmaker Intel to question CEO Lip-Bu Tan's ties to companies in China.
In a statement released on August 7, Mr. Tan said that Intel Corporation "has cooperated with the Trump administration to address the concerns raised and ensure officials have the facts."
Intel is one of Silicon Valley's iconic companies, but in recent years it has been overshadowed by Asian giants like TSMC and Samsung, which dominate the made-to-order semiconductor chip manufacturing industry.
In a letter posted on his website, Senator Cotton accused Mr. Tan of controlling dozens of Chinese companies and holding stakes in hundreds of Chinese manufacturing and chip companies.
“At least eight of those companies are believed to have ties to the People's Liberation Army (PLA),” Cotton wrote.
The Republican senator also pointed to Mr Tan's previous role as head of Cadence Design Systems, which he said recently "pleaded guilty to illegally selling its products to a Chinese military university".
Mr. Cotton informed that during his time working at Cadence, Mr. Tan transferred "the company's technology to a related Chinese semiconductor company without obtaining a license."
In response, Mr Tan asserted that “there is a lot of misinformation circulating” about his previous roles at Walden International and Cadence Design Systems.
“I want to be very clear: In my more than 40 years in the industry, I have built relationships across the world and in this diverse ecosystem. And I have always acted according to the highest legal and ethical standards,” said Mr. Tan.
Mr. Lip-Bu Tan (Tran Lap Vu), now 65 years old, was born into a Chinese family in Malaysia. He emphasized that the US has been his home for more than 40 years and he is "extremely grateful for the opportunities that America has brought me."
The CEO also said he fully agreed with Mr Trump's commitment to "advancing America's national security and economy ", and he was proud to lead a company that "plays a central role in these goals".
Mr. Tan, a tech industry veteran, took over as CEO at Intel in March from Pat Gelsinger, as the company struggled and began laying off employees as Mr. Trump’s export restrictions and tariffs unsettled markets.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ong-trump-yeu-cau-ceo-goc-trung-quoc-cua-intel-tu-chuc-ngay-lap-tuc-20250808140341886.htm
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