Intel
Founded by Fairchild Semiconductor veterans Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore (with investor Arthur Rock), beginning in the old Union Carbide building in Mountain View.
Founded1968
HeadquartersMountain View, CA
IndustrySemiconductors
Chip layout of the Intel 4004, the world's first microprocessor, 1971 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Overview
It became the world's dominant microprocessor maker.
Founders
Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore
Founded July 18, 1968
Landmark Achievements
- Introduced the Intel 4004 in 1971 — the world's first commercially available microprocessor, putting a CPU on a single chip.
- Its x86 processors and the “Intel Inside” campaign (1991) made it the engine of the PC era and a household name.
- Co-founder Gordon Moore articulated “Moore's Law,” the guiding principle of semiconductor progress.
Intel's place in the story
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