Intel Corporation
hideIntel (NASDAQ: INTC; SEHK: 4335) is the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. The company is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. Intel was founded on July 18, 1968, as Integrated Electronics Corporation and based in Santa Clara, California, USA. Intel also makes motherboard chipsets, network cards and ICs, flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors, and other devices related to communications and computing. Founded by semiconductor pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, and widely associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove, Intel combines advanced chip design capability with a leading-edge manufacturing capability. Originally known primarily to engineers and technologists, Intel's successful "Intel Inside" advertising campaign of the 1990s made it and its Pentium processor household names.
Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips, and this represented the majority of its business until the early 1980s. While Intel created the first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal computer (PC) that this became their primary business. During the 1990s, Intel invested heavily in new microprocessor designs fostering the rapid growth of the PC industry. During this period Intel became the dominant supplier of microprocessors for PCs, and was known for aggressive and sometimes controversial tactics in defense of its market position, particularly against AMD, as well as a struggle with Microsoft for control over the direction of the PC industry. The 2009 rankings of the world's 100 most powerful brands published by Millward Brown Optimor showed the company's brand value rising 4 places – from number 27 to number 23.
In addition to its work in semiconductors, Intel has begun research in electrical transmission and generation.
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Observers wary of 'truce' between Intel, AMD
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Can Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, Silicon Valley's version of the long-squabbling Hatfields and McCoys, really get along?
NASA Supercomputer Ranks Among World's Fastest
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's premiere supercomputer located at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has garnered the sixth spot on the Top500 list of the world's most powerful computers.
Intel settles AMD claims but isn't off the hook
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Intel Corp. is paying Silicon Valley rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $1.25 billion to squash a legal battle over Intel's sales tactics, a rift that led to antitrust charges against Intel in several ...
Intel Reader Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word (w/ Video)
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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Intel Corporation today announced the Intel Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print.
Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
Nov 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections ...
NY files antitrust suit against Intel (Update)
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the market for computer microprocessors.
Intel Reports Breakthrough in Stacked, Cross Point Phase Change Memory Technology
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Intel Corp. and Numonyx today announced a key breakthrough in the research of phase change memory (PCM), a new non-volatile memory technology that combines many of the benefits of today's various memory types.
Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox Enables Users to Maximize SSD Performance over Time
Oct 27, 2009 |
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On the heels of the Microsoft Windows 7 introduction, Intel Corporation today announced the availability of the Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox, with Intel SSD Optimizer and firmware update, for its ...
AMD Announces Eight New Athlon II Processors
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- AMD announced today eight new, low cost, Athlon II processors to their Athlon II processor family.
IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- IBM Corp. is a rare example of a company that has kept boosting profit and jacking up its guidance even as the recession has sapped its sales.
Away from the financial bust, tech stocks boomed
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Intel Corp. and other technology stocks helped lead the way as markets climbed out of the trough they fell into in March - even as the recession kept many big corporations and consumers sitting on their wallets instead ...
Researchers save electricity with low-power processors and flash memory
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh (ILP) have combined low-power, embedded processors typically used in netbooks with flash memory to create a server architecture that is fast, but far more ...
Intel stokes hopes for PC recovery
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Intel Corp. has been asserting for months that the personal computer business is rebounding from its deepest slump in nearly a decade. Its stock jumped late Tuesday on signs things are picking up ...
Tech industry takes unlikely lead on reforming executive pay
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Technology companies are hardly the most prominent villains in the ongoing drama over exorbitant executive pay.
Intel's Atom CE 4100 SoC Will Transform Internet TV (w/ Video)
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At the IDF event, in Santa Clara, California, Intel announced the debut of their newest System-on-Chip (SoC), the Intel Atom processor CE4100. The CE4100 SoC is designed exclusively to facilitate ...
