Intel Corporation develops integrated digital technology platforms and components, primarily integrated circuits, for the computing and communications industries worldwide. The company's platforms consist of various products based on: standards and initiatives; hardware and software that may include technologies such as Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology), Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT), and Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT); and services.
The company's products include chips, boards, and other semiconductor products that are the building blocks integral to computers, servers, handheld devices, and networking and communications products. Its component-level products consist of integrated circuits used to process information, including microprocessors, chipsets, and flash memory.
Products
The company's products include microprocessors; chipsets; motherboards; flash memory; wired and wireless connectivity products; communications infrastructure components, including network processors; and products for networked storage. The company's dual-core microprocessors include the Intel Coretm2 Duo, Intel Coretm2 Extreme, Intel Core Duo, Intel Pentium D, Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor family, and Dual-Core Intel Itanium processors. The company's quad-core microprocessors include the Quad-Core Intel Xeon, Intel Coretm2 Quad, and Intel Coretm2 Extreme quad-core processors.
The company offers chipsets compatible with bus specifications, such as the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) specification, the Peripheral Components Interconnect (PCI) local bus specification, and the PCI Express local bus specification.
The company offers motherboard products designed for its desktop, server, and workstation platforms, thereby providing a range of solutions for its customers looking for Intel-based solutions. The company offers NOR flash memory products such as Intel StrataFlash wireless memory for mobile phone designs. In addition to product offerings for cellular customers, the company offers NOR flash memory products that meet the needs of other market segments, such as the embedded market segment. The embedded market segment includes set-top boxes, networking products, DVD players, DSL and cable modems, and other devices. The company offers NAND flash memory products that are designed primarily for memory cards, digital audio players, and cellular phones. The company's NAND flash memory products are manufactured by IM Flash Technologies, LLC (IMFT), a company formed by the company with Micron Technology, Inc. in January 2006.
The company offers wired and wireless connectivity products based on industry-standard technologies used to translate and transmit data in packets across networks. It offers products for the traditional local area network (LAN) environment, as well as for the wireless LAN (WLAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), and networked storage market segments. For the LAN and MAN market segments, the company offers products at multiple levels of integration to provide a solution with increased speed and signal transmission distance. The company also developed and is developing wireless connectivity products for both mobile and fixed networks, known as WiMAX, which is short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access.
Communications infrastructure products include network processors, communications boards, and optical transponders that are basic building blocks for modular communications platforms. These products include programmable processors used in networking equipment to rapidly manage and direct data moving across the Internet and corporate networks. The company also offers embedded processors that can be used for modular communications platform applications.
The company offers networked storage products that allow storage resources to be added to either of the two most prevalent types of networking technology: Ethernet or Fibre Channel.
Segments
The company conducts its operations through the following segments: the Digital Enterprise Group, Mobility Group, Flash Memory Group, Digital Home Group, Digital Health Group, and Channel Platforms Group.
Digital Enterprise Group
The Digital Enterprise Group (DEG)’s products are incorporated into desktop computers, enterprise computing servers, workstations, and the infrastructure for the Internet. DEG’s products include microprocessors and related chipsets and motherboards designed for the desktop and enterprise computing market segments; communications infrastructure components such as network processors, communications boards, and embedded processors; wired connectivity devices; and products for network and server storage.
Desktop Market Segment: The company develops platforms based on its microprocessors, chipsets, and motherboard products that are optimized for use in the desktop market segment. For high-end desktop platforms, the company offers the Intel Core 2 Quad processor, the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the Intel Pentium D processor, and the Intel Pentium 4 processor supporting HT Technology. For lower price-point desktop platforms, the company offers the Intel Celeron D and Intel Celeron processors. It also offers chipsets designed and optimized for use in desktop platforms.
The company's Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad processors are based on the new Intel Core microarchitecture. The Intel Core Duo and Pentium 4 processors are based on the Intel NetBurst microarchitecture, an earlier generation of Intel microarchitecture.
In June 2006, the company launched the Intel 965 Express Chipset family, which is designed to increase overall system performance through the optimization of available bandwidth and reduction of memory latency. This chipset is designed for desktop PC platforms and is also available as part of the company's Intel Viiv and Intel vPro technology-based platforms.
In September 2006, the company introduced Intel vPro technology-based platforms for business desktop PCs. Intel vPro technology-based platforms are designed to provide increased security and manageability, energy-efficient performance, and lower cost of ownership. Platforms based on Intel vPro technology include the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the Intel Q965 Express Chipset, and the Intel 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection.
Enterprise Market Segment: The company develops platforms based on microprocessors, chipsets, and motherboard products that are optimized for use in the enterprise market segment, which includes entry-level to high-end servers and workstations.
The company's Intel Xeon processor family of products supports a range of entry-level to high-end technical and commercial computing applications. In March 2006, the company launched the Intel 5000X Chipset family. This chipset is designed for workstations and supports the Intel Xeon 5000 series and Intel Xeon 5100 series of processors. The Intel 5000X Chipset family supports FB-DIMM memory at 533 MHz and 667 MHz, and dual independent buses at 1066 MHz and 1333 MHz, for faster application response and greater memory capacity for data-intensive applications.
Communications Infrastructure Products: In February 2006, the company introduced three new Intel Core Duo processors for embedded market segments. These processors are supported by the mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset offered by the Mobility Group. These Intel Core Duo processors run at speeds of up to 2.0 GHz, support a 667-MHz bus, and include 2 MB of L2 cache.
Networked Storage Products: In March 2006, the company introduced the Intel Entry Storage System SS4000-E, an Intel XScale processor-based platform designed to provide storage for small and mid-size business environments. In September 2006, the company introduced the Intel IOP34x family of storage processors designed to provide high-speed input/output (I/O) for both external storage products and embedded systems.
Mobility Group
The Mobility Group’s products include microprocessors and related chipsets designed for the notebook market segment and wireless connectivity products. In 2006, the Mobility Group’s products also included cellular baseband processors and application processors. During 2006, the company sold certain assets of its communications and application processor business line to Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. The divestiture of these assets included the cellular baseband processor and application processor product lines.
The company offers mobile computing microprocessors to meet the demands of a range of notebook PC designs. These notebook designs include transportable notebooks, which provide desktop-like features such as higher performance processors, full-size keyboards, larger screens, and multiple drives; thin-and-light models, including those optimized for wireless networking; and ultra-portable designs. Within the ultra-portable design category, the company provides low-voltage processors targeted for the mini-notebook market segment, and ultra-low-voltage processors targeted for the sub-notebook and tablet market segments of notebook PCs weighing less than 3 pounds and measuring 1 inch or less in height. For high-end mobility platforms, the company offers the Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core Duo, Intel Core Solo, and Intel Pentium M processors. For lower price-point mobile platforms, the company offers the Intel Celeron M and Mobile Intel Celeron processors.
In July 2006, the company introduced mobile processors based on the new Intel Core microarchitecture. Based on the company's 65-nanometer process technology, these processors run at speeds of up to 2.33 GHz, support a 667-MHz bus, include up to 4 MB of shared L2 cache, and operate at 1.3 volts. In October 2006, the company introduced the Intel WiMAX Connection 2250, the company's first dual-mode WiMAX chip, which supports both mobile and fixed networks and is designed for building WiMAX modems. In January 2007, the company introduced the Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N network connection.
Flash Memory Group
The Flash Memory Group provides flash memory products for various digital devices.
NOR Flash Memory: The company develops NOR flash memory products for cellular phones and embedded form factors. In August 2006, the company introduced NOR flash memory products designed for the emerging cell phone market segment.
In September 2006, the company began shipping Intel Serial Flash Memory (S33) products designed for the NOR embedded market segment. These offerings include densities ranging from 16 Mb to 64 Mb. Intel Serial Flash Memory offers smaller packages compared to traditional NOR flash memory. In December 2006, the company began shipping its NOR flash memory products using 65-nanometer process technology. These products have 1-gigabit (Gb) densities and are designed for the high-end cell phone market segment.
NAND Flash Memory: The company develops NAND flash memory products for use primarily in memory cards, digital audio players, and cellular phones. In February 2006, the company began shipping its first NAND flash memory products. These products are available in densities of up to 4 Gb, and in stacked packaging, in densities of up to 16 Gb. Additionally, the company offers multi-level cell NAND flash memory products. The company's NAND flash products are manufactured by IMFT using either 72- or 90-nanometer process technology.
Digital Home Group
The Digital Home Group designs and delivers products and platforms for consumer products such as PCs, digital TVs, and networked media devices. In January 2006, the company began offering Intel Viiv technology-based platforms for use in the digital home. In addition, the company offers products for demodulation and tuner applications as well as processors and chipsets for embedded consumer electronics designs such as digital televisions, digital video recorders, and set-top boxes.
In July 2006, the company introduced digital home processor based on the new Intel Core microarchitecture. The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor X6800 is designed for gaming PCs, runs at a speed of 2.93 GHz, supports a 1066-MHz bus, and includes 4 MB of shared L2 cache. In November 2006, the company introduced the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700, a quad-core desktop processor designed for gaming PCs. This processor runs at a speed of 2.66 GHz, supports a 1066-MHz bus, includes 8 MB of shared L2 cache, and supports 64-bit extensions and Intel VT.
Digital Health Group
The Digital Health Group focuses on the digital hospital and consumer/home health products. The Digital Health Group is developing products but does not have any discrete product offerings.
Channel Platforms Group
The Channel Platforms Group tailors mainstream platforms to meet local market requirements, and develops and enables solutions to meet the needs of users in the developing world.
Significant Events
Nallatech, Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Intel Corp. to develop socket-based accelerator modules which support the Intel QuickAssist Technology accelerator strategy. Nallatech is working with Intel and Xilinx to develop and deliver FSB FPGA accelerator modules and design tools to the advanced server market in 2007. These products are compatible with Intel's server platforms and utilize Xilinx's 65nm Virtex-5 FPGA architecture.
Intel Corp. and Tandberg Television ASA have entered into a collaboration that would bridge the gap between the PC and TV with a new broadband television programming solution that provides entertainment programmers with a way to develop and deploy broadcast-quality content over the Internetto Intel technology-based devices and PCs, such as those based on the Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The solution includes the custom development of publishing templates for Intel technology-enabled platforms, including pre-programmed consumer interfaces with embedded functions such as online video players and mobile TV front ends.
In February 2007, the company and Royal Philips Electronics NV announced that they would launch a wireless handheld device to assist doctors and nurses in recording and storing patient information. The device would be used 'to reduce medication errors, positively identify staff and patients, fill out charts, capture vital signs, write up reports and validate blood transfusions, as well as (give) the ability to closely monitor the healing of wounds.
Red Hat Inc. entered a joint program with Intel Corp. to deliver a Red Hat-branded software platform that supports desktop PCs with Intel vPro Processor technology. Using a PC with Intel vPro Processor technology, IT would be able to deploy appliances in a virtual machine that bring enterprise-class management and security to the PC. The Appliance OS from Red Hat would support pluggable Virtual Appliances, available through ISVs, to deliver end-to-end manageability. Virtual Appliances can be used to enable functions such as network security, provisioning, monitoring and asset management, regardless of the state of the desktop OS. In collaboration with Intel, Red Hat plans to develop, productize and support the necessary software components, including the hypervisor, the Service OS and Software Development Kit.
Sales and Marketing
Most of the company's products are sold or licensed through sales offices located near major concentrations of users, throughout the Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe, and Japan regions.
Customers
The company's customers include: original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) who make computer systems, handheld devices, and telecommunications and networking communications equipment; PC and network communications products users (including individuals, large and small businesses, and service providers) who buy PC components and board-level products, as well as the company's networking, communications, and storage products, through distributor, reseller, retail, and OEM channels throughout the world; and other manufacturers, including makers of a range of industrial and communications equipment.
Competition
The company's competitors include In addition, the company also competes with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Sony Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation. The company's desktop processors compete with products offered by AMD, IBM, and VIA, among others. The company's mobile microprocessor products compete with products offered by AMD, IBM, Transmeta Corporation, and VIA, among others. The company's server processors compete with software-compatible products offered by AMD and with products based on rival architectures, including the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) offered by IBM and the Scalable Processor Architecture offered by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
The company's chipsets compete in the various market segments against ATI Technologies, Inc., NVIDIA, Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation (SIS), and VIA. The company's NOR and NAND flash memory products compete with the products of other companies, such as Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Micron, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Spansion Inc., STMicroelectronics NV, and Toshiba. In addition, the company competes with Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, AMD, Broadcom, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., IBM, OpNext, Inc., Sun Microsystems, and VIA.
History
Intel Corporation was incorporated in 1968.
