Intel Corporation is an American multinational technology company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, that designs, manufactures, and sells computer components. Founded on July 18, 1968, by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce, Intel has been a key component of Silicon Valley's rise as a high-tech center. The company's purpose is to create world-changing technology that improves the life of every person on the planet. Intel's products include microprocessors (CPUs), chipsets, network interface controllers, flash memory, graphics processing units (GPUs), and other devices related to communications and computing. Intel supplies microprocessors for most manufacturers of computer systems and is one of the developers of the x86 series of instruction sets found in most personal computers (PCs).
Intel's leadership has seen changes recently. Lip-Bu Tan is currently CEO. Recent news includes Intel facing an antitrust penalty in India and a $100 million investment in AI firm SambaNova Systems. Intel is pushing into AI computing and appointed Eric Demers as Chief GPU Architect. Intel is working to regain competitiveness against AMD, Arm, and TSMC. In 2024, Intel was the world's third-largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue. As of February 2026, Intel has a market cap of $229.05 billion.