From the humble beginnings of Noyce and Moore leaving Fairchild Semiconductor in 1968 to form a new company (NM Electronics, which is subsequently renamed as Intel) and its development as a memory company (its first product was the 3101 Schottky bipolar RAM), through its first wafer fabrication facility and the mass production of its first general-purpose microprocessor (the Intel 8080), the chip giant now dominates the world of microprocessors.

From Pentiums and Core Duos to Atoms and Xeons, the impact of Intel is felt across all areas of high technology. As part of the WinTel "alliance" with Microsoft, for example, it shaped the whole development of computing in the late twentieth century.

As well as microprocessors, it is also heavily involved in a range of associated technologies, from WiMax and the encryption of Trusted Computing to virtualisation and its entrerpise-oriented vPro technology. Intel Capital also plays an increasingly important role in the funding of semiconductor startups.

In terms of manufacturing, Intel has 15 wafer fabrication plants (fabs) operating worldwide, and it boasts these facilities are consistently "sharing information to improve product performance while further fine tuning the manufacturing process".

To see a snapshot of Intel's development across the years, view its "corporate timeline"

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2008

Intel teams with Ericsson for 3G mobile broadband
Intel increases its 3G mobile technology links with mobile networks company Ericsson and will use its HSPA high speed mobile data technology for the next generation of mobile Internet devices (MIDs).

Intel enters solar biz
In order to stimulate demand and development for renewable energy sources, Intel is entering the solar cell industry by spinning off key assets of a start-up business effort inside its new business initiatives group to form an independent company, SpectraWatt.

Intel, Wind River turn ignition on Linux for automotive electronics
Yesterday at Telematics 2008, Wind River Systems and Intel announced their intention to create an open-source Linux platform for automotive applications.

Google, Intel, Comcast, TW invest $3.2bn in WiMAX mobile broadband company
Aiming to accelerate the deployment of the first nationwide mobile WiMAX network and provide a true mobile-broadband experience, Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said yesterday they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their next-generation wireless broadband businesses into a new company named Clearwire.

AMD-Intel antitrust suit heats up
In the antitrust dispute between microprocessor rivals Intel and AMD, the companies have recently filed preliminary pretrial briefs, as ordered by US District Court Special Master Vincent Poppiti.

Intel, Cray to develop supercomputing technologies
To help solve some of the world's most complex scientific, engineering and humanitarian challenges, Intel is teaming with supercomputer maker Cray on a multi-year agreement to create high-performance computing (HPC) systems from Cray, based on Intel microprocessors.

Intel, AMD multi-core processing approach doomed - UK multi-processing experts
Intel and AMD will never solve the problems of programming general purpose multi-core processors if they carry on with a shared memory approach, according to UK multi-processing experts.

Intel licenses UK cores for Atom Centrino
Intel's Centrino Atom processor chipset, which was announced last month, includes graphics and video processors from Hertfordshire-based Imagination Technologies.

Intel, ST flash joint venture Numonyx officially launches
Numonyx BV has officially launched, merging the respective NOR and NAND flash businesses of Intel and STMicroelectronics.

Analysis - Intel NAND woes and cardinal sins
Intel is up against it with its shares falling by a third in the last three months, with the enterprise computing market expected to soften, and with NAND flash prices falling like a stone just at the moment when it is in the most expensive phase in any chip sector i.e. when it is ramping up fabs to get into a new market.

Intel brands the Atom
It is goodbye Silverthorne and Diamondville, and hello Atom. This is the brand name chosen by Intel for its previously codenamed family of low-power processors.

Intel launches 45nm quad- and dual-core processors for embedded apps
As part of its expanded offerings for embedded market segments, Intel is shipping quad- and dual-core processors based on its high-k, metal gate transistor formula and manufactured on its 45nm process.

Intel, Micron claim world's fastest NAND flash
Meant to speed access and transfer of data in devices that use silicon for storage, microprocessor giant Intel and memory leader Micron Technology have announced a high speed NAND flash memory technology jointly developed and manufactured by the companies' NAND flash joint venture, IM Flash Technologies.

Intel unveils its first 45nm Centrino chips
Intel has used CES 2008 to unveil its first Centrino laptop chips built on 45nm process technology.

2007

Intel targets WiMAX with software radio device
Intel has developed a test chip for software defined radio that can handle Wi-Fi, WiMAX and DVB-H digital TV in one chip.

Intel settles Transmeta processor dispute, at a cost of $250m
Transmeta has signed a settlement with Intel that puts an end to the companies' months-long patent war and gives the troubled IP licensing company's stock price a much-needed boost.

EC charges Intel with three anti-trust offences
The European Commission is charging Intel with three anti-trust offences and has given the company ten weeks to respond. Following an oral hearing, a fine could be imposed on the company.

ST, Intel choose Numonyx moniker for memory company
STMicroelectronics and Intel have hit upon the moniker Numonyx for the pending independent semiconductor company, which was announced back in May. Numonyx...mnemonics...aiding memory, geddit?

Intel buries hatchet with One Laptop per Child project
Intel has buried the hatchet with the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative and joined forces on the $100 laptop project.

Intel plans move to 32nm processors
At a briefing here this afternoon that was short on details but long on the company's big-picture progress, Intel revealed the roadmap for its high-performance Itanium processor family over the coming years.

Intel offers lead-free processors
Intel is to strengthen its environmental effort by removing lead from all its future processors, beginning with its entire family of 45nm processors.

Intel, IBM embrace high-k metal gates for 45nm
Intel and IBM separately reported over the weekend that they are both leveraging new materials to build the insulating walls and switching gates of 45nm transistors.

Intel opts for MIMO in first WiMAX chip
Intel says it has designed its first mobile WiMAX baseband chip. Significantly the chip incorporates multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) techniques, which are being used by the WiMAX industry to increase spectrum efficiency and can also improve signal quality.

Intel research

Intel's research work touches on a number of areas, including:

• Tera-scale Computing
  R&D efforts to harness the performance of future processors with 10s to 100s of cores, while still maintaining energy efficiency.
• Energy Efficiency
  Intel research into improving the power profile of its components.

Miscellaneous

• Moore's Law
  Oft misquoted and oft misunderstood. Read Intel's version of what the company's co-founder, Gordon Moore, meant by Moors's Law. Also, see the timeline of the transistor (PDF)
• Overview
  Intel's own overview of its range of technologies.
• Corporate timeline
  A snapshot of Intel's development across the years
• Online Exhibits 
  A virtual visit to the Intel Museum with online exhibits, which includes presentations on transistors, computer memory, microprocessors, and how computer chips are made.
• Intel Corporate Archives
  Featuring historical documents and photos, the Corporate Archive's mission is to "gather, preserve, and share Intel's History".

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