Intel is possibly the most important chipmaker in the US, having pioneered semiconductor manufacturing for more than half a century while giving us some of the best processors ever made along the way.
Whether it’s in the best laptop or the best computer for the home or office, odds are that there is an Intel processor inside it. It is one of the few companies in the world that have the chip-making foundries necessary to produce semiconductors, and so it is a major player on the processor scene regardless of how its latest processors hold up against the competition, all of whom have to look for a foundry to produce their chips.
Founded in 1968 by Gordon Moore (of Moore's Law fame), Robert Noyce, and Arthur Rock, Intel has been a pillar of the digital age since its inception and its chip manufacturing capabilities put it in a special category among chipmakers. It is currently led by CEO Pat Gelsinger.
Latest about Intel
'Widely panned' is an understatement! Intel kills pay-as-you-go hardware upgrades, 15 years after the infamous Intel Upgrade Service scheme
Intel has quietly abandoned its pay-to-unlock silicon strategy after enterprises rejected fees for features already built into processors.
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Rumor suggests Intel's next-gen flagship CPU could be very power-hungry
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Intel is finally back in the desktop workstation game - new Xeon 600 features Granite Rapids power, up to 86 cores, 4TB of memory
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It's a Ryzen rollercoaster, alright - new figures show Intel struggling to keep pace in the server market as AMD sees a huge surge
AMD steadily gains desktop, server, and cloud market share while Intel loses ground due to performance, thermal, and architectural challenges.
'Apple went in, Nvidia went in, a lot of smart people went in': Did Apple join Nvidia in investing in Intel? Trump seems to suggest so - or was it just a slip of the tongue?
President Trump implies Apple may have joined Nvidia in investing in Intel.
