Against all odds, former Intel exec Renee James has launched a new chip company: 'Everyone took my calls. Everyone told me no' (INTC)

Former Intel president Renee James has officially launched her new semiconductor startup out of stealth on Monday, named Ampere. It took months of dealmaking with everyone telling her she was crazy and would never raise the cash to launch a new chip startup. “It rocks,” a jubilant and vindicated Renee James tells Business Insider.