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Intel has been trying to fill the most prominent role in the $400-billion chip industry for more than six months. The company’s board still hasn’t found what it’s looking for.

It was late November and former Intel engineer Thomas Prescher was enjoying beers and burgers with friends in Dresden, Germany when the conversation turned, ominously, to semiconductors. Months earlier, cybersecurity researcher

Intel has confirmed a report saying that its chips contain a feature that makes them vulnerable to hacking, though it said other companies’ semiconductors are also susceptible. Intel is working with chip makers including AMD and