Intel Corp.

Intel Corp.


After the transistor and the integrated circuit, the invention of the microprocessor in the early 1970s represents the next step towards the modern way of computing, providing the basis for the subsequent personal computer revolution.

It was at Intel where the first microprocessor was designed - representing the key to modern personal computers. With its logic and memory chips, the company provides the basic components for microcomputers. Intel is regarded as Silicon Valley's flagship a nd its most successful semiconductor company, owing its worldwide leading role to a perpetually high spending on research and development (R&D).


  1. Foundation in 1968
  2. First products - Moore's Law
  3. "Ted" Hoff's first microprocessor
  4. Rising importance for Intel's CPUs
  5. Cooperation with IBM in the 1980s
  6. Leading position up to the present

Martin Groeger http://www.silicon-valley-story.de
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