Pat Gelsinger spent 35 years across two stints at Intel, most recently as CEO. Nicholas Kelez is the CEO of X-Light, a semiconductor startup developing breakthrough EUV laser technology for next-generation chipmaking. In this conversation, they unpack what it takes to wake Moore’s law from its nap, why the U.S. government just became X-Light’s largest shareholder, and how faith and deep tech are shaping the future of American competitiveness in the AI era.
Recorded at StrictlyVC Palo Alto, #sponsored by Playground, this conversation explores the technology gap America is racing to close and the physics that might just make it possible.
