Intel Corporation

Overview

American multinational corporation and technology company, one of the largest and highest value semiconductor chip manufacturers.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 1968-07-18

  • Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

  • Status: Public (NASDAQ: INTC)

  • CEO: Pat Gelsinger

  • Founded by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce (Co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor)

  • Created the x86 architecture, which dominates PC and server CPUs

  • x86 architecture is the basis for C, C++, and most systems programming

  • Intel Inside branding campaign made it a household name

  • KVM (Linux kernel virtualization) runs on Intel VT-x virtualization technology

  • Competes with AMD in desktop/server CPUs

Products Mentioned in Wiki

  • x86
  • Kvm | Intel competes with Nvidia in AI accelerators and GPUs