The US semiconductor manufacturer Intel (Integrated Electronics) was founded in 1968 by Gordon E Moore and Robert Noyce in Mountain View, California. Previously, the two worked at the company Fairchild Semiconductor. Intel is the world leader in the field of microelectronics, more specifically in the field of development and production of computer chips, especially of processors (CPUs). The division is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in the middle of Silicon Valley, from where the company has set itself the goal of continuously define the PC power again and improve.
The first product was a so-called bipolar 64-bit Schottky RAM, which was launched in 1969 as "Intel 3101" on the market. Under the name "Intel 1101" a short time later was presented also the first SRAM chip. As early as 1975 developed the first Intel DRAM memory module with the product name "1103"
The first microprocessor was the 4-bit processor Intel 4004, which was introduced in the year 1971. However, the first full-fledged microprocessor was the Intel 8080, which came on the market in 1972. This was already an 8-bit microprocessor.
With its variety of products, including x86 processors, graphics chips, wireless and network cards, embedded CPUs, flash memory, and motherboards, Intel supplies on the international market precisely the basic technique for desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones, which ensure a high-performance productivity and creativity, as well as the best possible gaming experience. Intel stands with its products for innovation in the field of computer technology and places great emphasis on the environment. In 2012 came the first Intel smartphone in India on the market, the Lava Xolo X900. In the same year two more Intel smartphone, the LePhone K800 of the company Lenovo as well as the Orange San Diego followed. They are characterized by their extremely fast Intel processor.
Among the top products of the group include in particular the Intel® Core and Intel® Celeron and Intel® Pentium processors, which have an ever better energy efficiency and guarantee a first-class performance and best image quality. Intel computers are something really intense, but offer a higher compatibility with new operating systems.
The main competitor of Intel, the company AMD, which has also specialized in the development and production of graphics cards and processors. Intel has numerous subsidiaries such as Altera, McAfee, Wind River Systems and Xircom, Inc ..
Its biggest customers of Intel next Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell also includes the US federal agency NASA.