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    Manufacturing Visibility 100 · Edition 2026
    #18

    Pat Gelsinger

    Semiconductor leader · Intel (former CEO)

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    Score 77/100
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    Drove the IDM 2.0 push to rebuild leading-edge semiconductor fabrication in the United States.

    Editorial citation

    Led the IDM 2.0 strategy and a generational push to bring leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing back to US soil under the CHIPS Act.

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