Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger: USB, WiFi and 10 things you may not know

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has been forced to resign by company’s board of directors. Here are a few interesting facts that you should know about Gelsinger.

Pat Gelsinger managed the creation of key industry technologies like USB. (AFP)

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1/12 Pat Gelsinger managed the creation of key industry technologies like USB. (AFP)

He was instrumental in managing the creation of Wi-Fi. (REUTERS)

2/12 He was instrumental in managing the creation of Wi-Fi. (REUTERS)

He was the architect of the original 80486 processor. (REUTERS)

3/12 He was the architect of the original 80486 processor. (REUTERS)

Pat Gelsinger led a total of 14 microprocessor programs. (REUTERS)

4/12 Pat Gelsinger led a total of 14 microprocessor programs. (REUTERS)

He played a key role in the development of Intel Core processors. (REUTERS)

5/12 He played a key role in the development of Intel Core processors. (REUTERS)

Pat Gelsinger was instrumental in making the Intel Xeon processor family.  (REUTERS)

6/12 Pat Gelsinger was instrumental in making the Intel Xeon processor family.  (REUTERS)

Pat Gelsinger once led to Intel becoming the world’s preeminent microprocessor supplier. (REUTERS)

7/12 Pat Gelsinger once led to Intel becoming the world’s preeminent microprocessor supplier. (REUTERS)

Pat Gelsinger was the first CTO of Intel. (REUTERS)

8/12 Pat Gelsinger was the first CTO of Intel. (REUTERS)

Pat Gelsinger was also ranked the top CEO in America in 2019 in Glassdoor’s annual employee survey. (REUTERS)

9/12 Pat Gelsinger was also ranked the top CEO in America in 2019 in Glassdoor’s annual employee survey. (REUTERS)

Pat Gelsinger also served as the CEO of Vmware and president and chief operating officer of EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products business.  (REUTERS)

10/12 Pat Gelsinger also served as the CEO of Vmware and president and chief operating officer of EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products business.  (REUTERS)

Pat Gelsinger has served as the chair of the board of directors of Mobileye Global Inc., an autonomous driving technology Intel subsidiary, since October 2022. (REUTERS)

11/12 Pat Gelsinger has served as the chair of the board of directors of Mobileye Global Inc., an autonomous driving technology Intel subsidiary, since October 2022. (REUTERS)

Pat Gelsinger holds eight patents in the areas of VLSI design, computer architecture and communications, is an IEEE Fellow, and serves as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. (AP)

12/12 Pat Gelsinger holds eight patents in the areas of VLSI design, computer architecture and communications, is an IEEE Fellow, and serves as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. (AP)