Intel

Silicon Valley chipmaker

Intel is an American technology corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer processors and semiconductors.

Founded in 1968, the company's chips powered the personal computer revolution: Intel Inside became a ubiquitous marketing slogan.

The name derives from "integrated electronics." (Lowercase intel is slang for intelligence information.)

products

Xeon

Intel server processor

  • PentiumIntel microprocessor line
  • CeleronEntry-level Intel microprocessor
  • processorComponent that executes instructions

CPU · chip · microprocessor · motherboard · Thunderbolt

architecture

x86

Intel processor architecture

socket · chipset · transistor · nanometer · lithography · wafer · silicon · cache · pipeline · instruction set

technology

overclocking

Exceeding manufacturer's speed specifications

architecture · foundry

competition

AMD

Processor and GPU manufacturer

  • QualcommSemiconductor and telecom firm
  • ARMReduced instruction processor standard
  • benchmarkStandard for comparison

performance · market share

Categories
Opposites
cpu market rivalry

IntelAMD

Processor and GPU manufacturer

Athlon · Nvidia · Qualcomm · Apple · Broadcom

chip architecture philosophy

IntelARM

Reduced instruction processor standard

Qualcomm · Nvidia · M2

hardware vs software

IntelMicrosoft

Redmond technology corporation

Google · Oracle · Adobe · Salesforce · SAP

Phrases
Family

intelligent, intelligence, intellectual, intellect, intelligible, intelligentsia, intelligibly, intellectualism, intellectualize

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G