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Intel
is the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker, based on
revenue. We develop advanced
integrated digital technology products, primarily integrated
circuits, for industries such as computing and communications. We serve customers in more than 120
countries, and at fiscal year-end 2009
had 79,800 employees in more than 50 countries.
Intel is committed to pushing the boundaries of technology
to make the lives of people everywhere more exciting,
fulfilling, and manageable. We enable innovation across a
spectrum of computing devices by building successive
generations of microprocessors that can cost less to
manufacture, have improved performance and energy
efficiency, and offer more capabilities. Our products
include microprocessors, chipsets, motherboards, and
wireless and wired connectivity products, as well as
platforms that incorporate these components. We strive to
optimize the overall performance improvements of our
products by balancing increased performance capabilities
with improved energy efficiency. The substantial majority of
our revenue is from the sale of microprocessors and
chipsets. Most of our microprocessors are based on the
latest generation Intel® Core™ micro architecture. Over
time, we have delivered products that offer more
capabilities and are faster, more energy efficient, and more
affordable. Intel’s first microprocessor, the
4004—introduced in 1971—incorporated 2,251 transistors.
Today, we manufacture microprocessors that incorporate more
than 2 billion transistors per chip. Compared to the 4004,
our first 32-nanometer (nm) processors, introduced in early
2010, are 5,000 times faster and have transistors that cost
100,000 times less than the Intel 4004. If the cost
performance of the automobile followed a similar path,
today’s cars could run at 470,000 miles per hour, get
100,000 miles per gallon, and cost only three cents. For
more information, visit our Products web site or see our
2009 Annual Report and Form 10-K.
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