Intel's newly departed ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger could be walking away with more than $10 million in severance pay.

On Monday, Intel announced that its CEO Pat Gelsinger was stepping down from his post after more than three years.

Computer chip maker Intel announced the retirement of chief executive Pat Gelsinger on Monday, raising new questions about the company’s future even as the United States is set to give it billions of dollars to build up the country’s ability to manufacture chips at home.

(Reuters) -Chipmaker Intel said on Monday CEO Pat Gelsinger retired from the chipmaker, effective Dec. 1. The company named CFO David Zinsner and senior executive Michelle Johnston Holthaus as interim co-chief executive officers while its board conducted a search for a new CEO.

Intel is in the midst of a shake-up that will see its next leaders take on the challenges of catching up in the AI race and navigating Donald Trump.

Intel former CEO Pat Gelsinger could get as much as $12 million as payout, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday, following his ouster from the struggling U.S. chipmaker. The company said the severance payment would include $1.

Intel Corp.’s ousted Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger, who was forced out after the board lost confidence in his plans to turn around the iconic chipmaker, is set to receive as much as $10 million in severance pay.