Intel, founded in 1968, is a global leader in semiconductor industry and computing innovation.In 2022, the revenue will be 63.1 billion dollars.[221]
Today, Intel is transforming into a data centric company.[13]Intel, together with its partners, promotes the innovation and application breakthrough of AI, 5G, intelligent edge and other turning technologies, and drives the intelligent connected world.[27]
In December 2021, Intel declared that it was disabledXinjiangProducts.With regard to the Xinjiang related incident, Intel China responded "with deep respect for China" and "deep regret" for the concerns raised by the letter ".[140][145]In January 2022, Intel CEO hopes to move chip manufacturing back to China;In February, Intel set up 1 billion yuanDollar fundEstablish OEMInnovation ecosystem。[150][159]In February, at the 2022 investor conference, Intel announced its products and processesProcess technologyroad mapAnd important nodes.[164]On April 6, it was reported that the US chip giant Intel said that it had suspended allRussiaBusiness.[171]October, 13th generationCoRE The family will have more than 50 products, and more than 500 models will use 13 generation Core processors.[190]On October 16, 2023, the 14th generation of Core will be officially released, and Remax will rise to 6GHz.[228]In March 2024, Intel expanded the AI PC Acceleration Program.[240]On April 10, Indian IT service company Infosys and American chip giant Intel announced the expansion of strategic cooperation.[241]
On April 18, 2024, Intel releasedHala Point, supporting the cutting-edge research in the field of brain like AI.[243]
On April 19, 2024, Intel announced that the first High NA EUV lithography machine manufactured by Asmar had been assembled.[244]
December 30, 2021, SKhynix Announced that the acquisition of Intel was successfully completed onNANDThe first phase of the flash memory and SSD business plan.[146]
On January 21, 2022, Intel, an American company, announced that it wouldOhioThe investment is 20 billion US dollars (aboutRMB130 billion yuan)wafer Factory.[153]
On January 27, 2022, the "European General Court" of the Second European High Court rejected the 1.06 billion euros (about 1.2 billion dollars) anti-monopoly fine imposed by the EU on Intel 12 years ago.[155]
On February 8, 2022, global open hardwareStandards OrganizationRISC-V International announced that Intel had joined RISC-V International as a senior member.[160]
In February 2022, Intel (INTC. US) said that it hadDesktop computerThe release of independent graphics cards was postponed to the second quarter, whileNotebook computerIndependent graphics cards will be released in the first quarter as planned.[163]
In February 2022, Intel Arrow Lake-P seriesMobile ProcessorExplosion:Nuclear displayThe specification has exploded to 320EU。[165]
In April 2022, Intel is planning to fundamentally changeComputer chipTo achieve its netZero emissionThe goal of.[174]
On June 1, 2022, the Nikkei News reported that Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger andVietnam?The enterprise Vingroup signed an agreement,Co developmentTechnology including automatic driving.[177]
In July 2022, Intel announced the second quarter of fiscal year 2022Financial statementsIt shows that Intel's revenue in the second quarter was $15.321 billion, down 22% from $19.631 billion in the same period of 2021;Net lossUS $454 million.[181]
Bloomberg reported on September 7, 2022, Indiaroad transport And Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Highway, said that Intel would establish a semiconductor company in Indiamanufacturer。Nitin Gadkari declined to provide further details.[184]
On September 9, 2022, Intel located in OhioColumbusHeld for two wafer fabs in a park in nearby Lijin CountyGroundbreaking ceremony。It is expected to go online in 2025.[185]
On October 4, 2022, Intel will mass produce 20A and 18A processes in 2025, which is equivalent to 2nm and 1.8nm of competitors.[187]
On October 8, 2022, Intel announced that the 13th generation of Intel would be held on October 20CoRE Launch sharing meeting to release corresponding products.[188]
On November 10, 2022, Intel officially launched the world's firstx86CPU——Intel Xeon Max series, formerly known as Sapphire Rapids (HBM)FlagshipProduct line.[191]
In December, Intel released 31.0.101.3959 drivers to improve the experience of DX9 games such as League of Heroes.[193]
On December 7, 2022, Intel confirmed that the Sapphire Rapids processor for workstations will enter the field of workstations.[194]
On December 28, 2022, during the Linux 6.2 consolidation window, Intel engineers submittedLinear addressMask(Linear Address Masking (LAM) proposal was rejected by Linus Torvalds.Intel engineers submit the 13th version again, hoping thatLinux6.3 or later.[196]
In January 2023, Intel released the Intel Unison collaboration program in September 2022, and the Windows version can be launched inMicrosoftStore download,AndroidandiOSVersion can go toGoogle PlayAndApp StoreDownload.The software claims to break the barrier between PC and Android/iOS devices and complete the seamless interconnection of multiple platforms.[198]On January 3, Intel officially released the 13th generationCoRE Non K series processors, includingi3-I9 model, flagship model i9-13900 is 24 core 32thread ，Ruipin5.6GHz。[199]On January 3, Intel officially released N-series processors for entry-level computing, with up to 8 cores and 8 threads and 32EU core display specifications.[200]On January 11, Intel released the fourth generationxeon Scalable processors, Xeon CPU Max series, and Intel data center GPU Max series.[201]
On February 16, 2023, Intel announced the introduction of Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 series desktop workstation processors, including the 56 core desktop workstation processor Xeon w9-3495X.The series began to accept bookings on February 15, and the system will be launched from March. It is suggested that the price range for customers should be from $359 to $5889.[205]In May, the i3-1315U low configuration version of Intel NUC 13 Pro was listed overseas, and the price of the quasi system was 56800 yen (about 2937 yuan)Currency).[207]On May 19, it was reported that according to the official website of Intel, Intel released the blueprint of advanced packaging technology.In the blueprint, Intel expects to transform the traditional substrate into a more advanced glass substrate.[208]On May 22 local time, Intel provided more details on an AI computing chip it plans to launch in 2025.Intel said at a supercomputing conference in Germany that the upcoming Falcon Shores chip will have 288GB of memory and support 8-bit floating point operations.[209]On June 6, 2023, according to Intel, it will implement the backside power delivery technology on the product level test chip to meet the performance requirements for the next computing era.[212]On June 8, it was reported that Intel released a new open source equal width font "Intel One Mono" for developers. Intel said that it would make people's vision more relaxed when reading and entering code, which would help to reduce eye fatigue and physical and mental fatigue.[213]On July 12, it was reported that Intel had decided to stop direct investment in NUC (Next Unit of Compute) business and change its strategy to let its ecosystem partners continue to promote innovation and growth of NUC.[214]On August 8, it was reported that Lenovo Group would release the latest Intel based AI PCs in the autumn.[218]On October 3, Intel announced its intention to spin off its Programmable Solutions Division (PSG) into an independent company and conduct IPO for it in the next two to three years.[226]The Programmable Solutions Business Unit will operate independently on January 1, 2024. It is planned to sell its shares through IPO in the next two to three years, and it is planned to listReport its performance alone.[227]In November, it was reported that Intel was planning to launch an improved version of Gaudi 2.[230]On December 22, it was reported by foreign media that Asme of the Netherlands would give priority to delivering its new high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography machine to Intel of the United States.[231]
On January 3, 2023, Intel Corporation of the United States announced that it would cooperate with an investment company to establish a new artificial intelligence company, Articul8 AI, to provide students for enterprise customersAdult AI services.[232]
On February 1, 2024, it was reported that due to the slow distribution of subsidies provided by the US government and the challenges faced by the market, the US chip giant Intel postponed the schedule of investing 20 billion dollars in building a factory in Ohio.Sources involved in the Intel chip project said that the construction of production facilities for the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.[234]
In February 2024, in order to meet the needs of network operators for improving energy efficiency, Intel announced two major news aimed at reducing the power consumption and total cost of ownership of the 5G core network: first, it demonstrated the Intel Xeon next-generation processor, code named Sierra Forest, with up to 288 energy efficiency cores;The other is Intel Infrastructure Power Manager (IPM) software for 5G core network.[235]On March 20 local time, the US Department of Commerce announced that the US government and Intel had reached a non binding preliminary terms memorandum (PMT), which would provide Intel with up to US $8.5 billion (about 61.2 billion yuan) in direct funds and up to US $11 billion (about 79.2 billion yuan) in loans under the US Chip and Science Act.[237-238]
On March 27, 2024, Intel's official micro blog announced that two new AI initiatives were added to the "AI PC Acceleration Program", that is, the "AI PC Developer Program" was added, and independent hardware vendors (IHV) were recruited to join the "AI PC Acceleration Program"Planning ".[239]
On April 10, 2024, Indian IT service company Infosys and American chip giant Intel announced the expansion of strategic cooperation.The Infosys Topaz platform will use Intel based solutions to enable customers to integrate generative AI into their business.[241]
In 1971, Intel launchedHuman historyThe computing revolution brought by the first universal chip 4004 has changed the whole world.[54]
In 1972-1978, Intel successively launched 8008 and 8080 processors, and 8088 microprocessor became the brain of IBM PC。[55-56]
In 1980, Intel, Digital Devices and XeroxJoint developmentEthernet, which simplifies the communication between computers.[57]
From 1982 to 1989, Intel launched 286, 386 and 486 successively,Process technology1 micron, integratedtransistorMore than one million.[58]
In 1993, the first Intel Pentium chip was launched, and the manufacturing process was reduced to below 1 micron for the first time, achieving the level of 0.8 micron, and the integrated transistor jumped to 3 million.[59]
In 2006, Intel Core processor was born, with a manufacturing process of 65nm, and the number of integrated transistors reached 200 million.[63]
In 2007, it was announced that all 45nm high K metal gate processors were lead-free.[64]
In 2011, the world's first 3D triple gate transistor was born and mass produced at Intel.[65]
In 2011, Intel joined forces with the industry to promoteUltrapolar editionDevelopment of.[66]
In 2013, Intel launchedlow power consumptionSmall Quark microprocessors have made great strides in the field of Internet of Things.[67]
In 2014, Intel launched CoreM processor, the processor power consumption has entered the single digit (4.5W) rangenew era。[68]
On January 8, 2015, Intel released the world's smallest Windows computerCompute Stick, as big as oneUSB drive, you can connect any TV or monitor to form a complete PC.[77]
In 2018, Intel announced the lateststrategic targetThat is to say, with the six technical pillars of manufacturing process and packaging, XPU architecture, memory and storage, interconnection, security, and software as the core, promote the transformation of data centric.[69]
In 2019, Intel launched the Athena Plan to promote breakthrough development of the PC industry.[71]
In November 2019, Intel officially launched XeArchitecture and threeMicroarchitecture——Low power consumption Xe-LP, high performance Xe-HP and X for supercomputinge-HPC, representing Intel's official move towards an independent GPU.[72]
In November 2019, Intel first proposed oneAPIIndustry plan, and released the one API test version, indicating that this is a vision for achieving a unified and simplified cross architecture programming model, hoping that it can not be limited to the code construction dedicated to a single vendor, and can realize the integration of the original code.[73]
In August 2020, Intel released the latest transistor technology, 10nm SuperFin technology, hybrid combinationPackaging technology, the latest WillowCove CPU microarchitecture and XeLatest microarchitecture Xe-HPG。[74]
In November 2020, Intel officially released the XeTwo independent graphics cards of the architecture, the Ruiju Max GPU for PC and the Intel server GPU for data center, also announced that the gold version of the ongAPI toolkit will be released in December.[75]
On October 28, 2021, Intel announced the establishment of a unified developer platform compatible with Microsoft developer tools.[128]In October, Senior Vice President of Intel and General Manager of Intel Accelerated Computing System and Graphics Group (AXG)Raja KoduristayTwitterIt was revealed on the website that they did not intend to commercialize the Xe HP GPU lineup.Intel's plan is to stop the company's subsequent development of its Xe HP series server GPU, and will not bring it to the market.[129]
On November 12, 2021, at the Third China Supercomputing Conference, Intel announced the formation of a partnership with the Institute of Computing of the Chinese Academy of SciencesStrategic partnershipThe two sides will jointly establish China's first oneAPI Center of Excellence.[130]
On November 24, 2021, the 12th generation Core high-performance mobile version has been delivered.[131]
On December 10, 2021, according to Liliputing, Intel will stop producing some models of Cheetah Canyon NUC (NUC 11 Performance).[134]
On December 12, 2021, IntelIEEEinternationalElectronic equipmentThe conference (IEDM) announced three new technologies through several research papers, includingQuantum physicsBreakthrough, new packaging and transistor technology continue Moore's Law.[136]
On January 5, 2022, IntelCES ExhibitionMore than 12 generations have been released onCoRE Compared with the previous K/KF series, the 28 new models are mainly non K series, with more mainstream positioningMacronucleusOfCore i5-12400FOnly 1499 yuan, very cost-effective.[148]
In February 2022, Intel's 12th generation Core 35W model has been launched in Europe and Japan, including i3-12100T and i9-12900T.[157]
On February 11, 2022, Intel Corporation launched a new chip for blockchain. The scenario is applicable toBitcoinMining and castingNFT, positioning it as a "blockchain accelerator", and establishing a newBusiness DepartmentSupport research and development.The chip will be shipped by the end of 2022. The first customers include well-known bitcoin mining companies Block, Argo Blockchain and GRIID Infrastructure.[161]
On March 11, 2022, Intel released the latest Windows DCH graphics this weekDriverVersion 30.0.101.1404Official edition, mainly run on the 11th generation Intel Core Tiger Lake processorWindows 11Across systemsAdapterCASO support.The new driver supports cross adapter resource scan output (CASO) to optimize the processing, bandwidth, and latency of mixed graphics Windows 11 systems on the 11th generation of intelligent Intel Core processors with Intel Ruiju Xe graphics cards.
The new 30.0.101.1404 driver is compatible with all Intel 6th generation and higher CPUs, and also supports Iris Xe independent graphics cardsWindows 10Version 1809 and later.[167]
In September 2022, Intel introduced the latest Connectivity Suite 2.0 technology to foreign media on the international technology tour held by its factory in Israel, which will be launched with the 13th generation of Core.Connectivity Suite 2.0 supports the convergence of wired Ethernet and wireless Wi Fi connections into a wider data pipeline on the basis of Connectivity Suite 1.0, and increases the support for cellular connections to achieve the fastest speed on a single PCWireless connection。[186]
In October 2022, Intel Graphics v31.0.101.3729 driver was released to support the 13th generation of Core Raptor Lake chips.[189]
On May 23, 2023, according to Reuters, Intel plans to launch "Falcon Shores" chip, which will have 288GB of memory and support 8-bit floating point operations.[210]
On August 28, 2023, Intel said that it will launch a new data center chip next year, and the computing workload that can be handled per watt of power will more than double.[222]
In November 2023, according to foreign media, Intel will officially release the fifth generation Xeon processor of the Emerald Rapids on December 14. The flagship models are Xeon 8592+and Xeon 8592V, both of which are 64 core 128 threads.[229]
On March 1, 2024, Intel announced the establishment of Altera, a new independent FPGA company.[236]On April 18, Intel releasedHala PointA large neuromimetic system.On the basis of the first generation research system, the new system has increased the capacity of neurons by more than 10 times, the number of neurons has reached 1.15 billion, and the performance has also increased by 12 times.[243]
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In 1968, Intel Corporation was founded,Robert Noyce letCEO（CEO），Gordon Moore letchief operating officer （COO），Andy Grove Later added.[14]In 1971, Intel launched the world's first commercial computermicroprocessor4004。[15]In 1981, Intel 8088 processor became the world's first personal computing device.[16]In 2001, Intel launched its first data centerxeon Processor brand, laying a solid foundation for the digital world.[17]In 2003, Intel launchedGallop, creating wirelessmobile computing Times.[18]Intel in 2016World Top 500Ranked 51st.[23]In April 2016, Intel launchedprocessorUp to 72 Xeon 7290FProcessor core, becoming Intel's processor with the largest number of cores.[24]In February 2019, Intel launched Xeon Platinum 9282, which has 112 threads and is the processor with the most threads.[25]In 2017, Intel established a data centric transformation strategy and opened up a broad market opportunity of $300 billion.[19]In June 2018, Intel announced that it would accept the resignation of CEO Brian Krzanich, and Bob Swan, the chief financial officer, was appointed as interim CEO. He became the official CEO on January 31, 2019.[26]In January 2021, Intel announced thatPat Gelsinger (Pat Gelsinger) became the new CEO, and the appointment took effect on February 15, 2021.[20]
In 2020, Intel's revenue will reach 77.9 billion US dollars for five consecutive yearsset a new record。[21]In September 2020, Intel launched a newbrand image。[22]In March 2021, Intel announced its IDM 2.0 strategy.[76]On January 5, 2022, Intel officially released the 12th generation Core Mobile Edition, which has three series of H, P and U, respectively targetingGamebook, all-purpose notebook and thin and light notebook, 28 models in total.[147]
In February 2022, Intel's autonomous driving departmentMobileyeAnnounced that it plans to launch autonomous electric shuttle buses in the United States with partners in 2024.[162]
March 14, 2022, 2022Game developer conference(GDC22) will start on March 21.Intel has now announced the agenda of its GDC22 conference.[168]
On March 15, 2022, Intel announced that itsMagdeburgInvest 17 billion euros to build its super chip manufacturing plant in Europe.[169]
On July 24, 2023, it was reported that Germany planned to introduce 20 billion euros of chip production subsidies, and Intel and TSMC had "locked" 75% of their funds.[215]
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Moore's law
When Gordon Moore proposed "Moore's Law" in 1965, the integrated circuit was just six years old.[78]Since then, Moore's Law has been guiding the development of the semiconductor industry.
On April 19, 1965, Moore published a paper entitled "Putting More Components into Integrated Circuits" in the journal Electronics.In this paper, Moore made a famous prediction: in the next 10 years, the most advancedMicrochipThe number of components that can be accommodated will increase by about twice every year.This is called "Moore's Law".He also foresaw the potential application of these more powerful chips, "integrated circuits will be bornHome computer, AutomobileAuto-ControlAnd personal portableCommunication equipmentWait for miracles ".In addition, the technology based on the microchip will become "a more popular technology in the whole society", realizing many functions that were not fully supported or not realized by other technologies at that time.[79]
It turned out that Moore's prediction was very accurate.According to his prediction, by 1975, the most advanced microchip should be able to accommodate up to 65000 transistors.A newMemory chipThe actual number of transistors in the series is 65536 - Moore's decade long prediction is accuratepercentageLoci of.[79]
Tick Lock mode (pendulum mode)
Tick-Tock(Process Year Architecture Year) is Intel's chiptechnological development The strategic mode of "tick" is also called "tick" mode or "pendulum" mode.Tick Lock means "tick" of the clock.The "Tick" in each Tick Lock represents the improvement of process and the reduction of transistor size, and on this basis, the original micro architecture is enhanced;The "Tock" in the Tick Lock carries out micro architecture innovation while maintaining the same process.In this way, the two improvement paths of process technology and core architecture are always carried out alternately. On the one hand, the possible risks of simultaneous innovation are avoided. Continuous development also shortens the R&D cycle, and can stimulate the market continuously, ultimately improving the competitiveness of products.[80]
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In January 2024, Intel announced the acquisition of Silicon Mobility SAS, an electric vehicle software company.[233]
In October 2020, SigOpt was acquired.[81]Intel plans to use SigOpt software technology in its AI hardware products to help accelerate, enhance and extend Intel's AI software solutions for developers.
In May 2020, it acquired RivetNetworks, which is the manufacturer of Killer Networking series wireless cards.[95]
In May 2020, Moovit was acquired.[82]Intel acquired Moovit, a travel as a service solution provider, for about $900 million.Moovit's participation will promote Intel subsidiary Mobileye to realize "becoming a comprehensive travelService Provider”The goal of.
In December 2019, HabanaLabs was acquired.[83]Intel acquired Habana Labs for about US $2 billion, with its headquarters located inIsrael, is a company that provides programmability for data centerDeep learningThe manufacturer of the accelerator.This acquisition will enhance Intel's AIPortfolio。
In October 2019, it acquired SmartEdge.[84]Intel signed an agreement with PivotTechnology Solutions, an IT infrastructure and service provider, to acquire its Smart Edge intelligent edge platform business.
In June 2019, Barefoot Networks was acquired.[85]As a data centerEthernet switch Barefoot Networks, an emerging leader in the chip field, will help Intel's data center business unit meet the needs of ultra large-scale cloud customersRapid changeNeeds.
In April 2019, Omnitek was acquired.[86]Omnitek is a leading provider of optimized video and visual FPGA IP solutions.After the acquisition of Omnitek, Intel can provide optimized and efficient solutions to help existing FPGA customers speed up their time to market and win moreNew customers。
In September 2018, it acquired NetSpeedSystems.[87]NetSpeed Systems is aSystem chipdesign tool And interconnection architecture IP providers.NetSpeed's highly configurable and collectable products will help Intel design, develop and test new system chips at a faster speed and better cost performance through the ever-increasing IP set.
In July 2018, it acquired eASIC。EASIC can be“Structured ASIC ”Develop FPGA design tools. This acquisition means that the eASIC team will become part of Intel's Programmable Solutions Group (PSG).[96]
In March 2017, it acquired Mobileye.[88]Intel announced that it would acquire Mobileye for US $15.3 billion, further becoming a leading technology supplier in the field of autonomous driving.
In January 2017, it acquired 15% equity of HERE Company.[89]Intel acquires globaldigital map andLocation Services15% equity of the provider HERE.
In November 2016, acquired VOKE, a company that focuses on sports events andMusic activitieslive virtual realityTechnology companies.[97]
In August 2016, it acquired Nevana.[90]Intel Acquires StartupsNervana SystemsSo that the products can better adapt to the development of artificial intelligence.
In May 2016, it acquired Itseez.[91]Intel acquired computer vision company Itseez to further strengthen its efforts in automobile and videoInternet of ThingsSegmentsEfforts.
Forbes: The World's Most Reputable EnterpriseValue brand。[118]
Fortune: the most respected enterprise in the world.[119]
Reputation Research Institute: Intel ranked first in the "Most Reputable Company in China" ranking in 2018.[120]
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Intel ranks 62nd in the Fortune 500 list in 2023.[211]
In August 2023, with a revenue of 63054 (million dollars), he was listed in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2023, ranking 211.[216]
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Enter the Chinese market
Intel entered China in 1985 with more than 10300 employees and 22 offices in China.[121]China is Intelglobal strategyThe most important thing is to have the most comprehensive business deployment outside the US headquarters, covering cutting-edge research and productstechnological development, sophisticated manufacturing, industrial ecological cooperationmarketing management、customer service, venture capital, corporate social responsibility, etc.[124]
Intel has been rooted in China for 35 years, and its cooperation with Chinese industrial partners has been tested and tested.As one of the multinational companies with the longest roots in China, Intel's strategy in China has never changed. It is always "doing the right thing", which means going far with Chinathat 's ok.[122]
Industrial innovation, travel with China
Along the way, Intel has been an explorer, participant and contributor, and its value has been deepening.
In the first stage, it supported the formation and rise of China's PC industry and cultivated the localODMIndustrial chain.
Now, Chinese enterprises have the strength to lead the world. Intel is committed to being a reliable performance leader, unleashing the unlimited potential of data, and playing a greater role in the success of Chinese customers。[123]
Intel 35 years and Chinacommon developmentThe recognition of industrial collaboration and industrial contribution is also the foundation for Intel to become a credible and long-term partner.Intel has built a comprehensive mode of industrial collaborative innovation and development, which can output comprehensiveecological value 。
In terms of promoting innovation, it mainly includes forward-looking insight, research and developmentIndustry standards, intellectual property, reference design, scheme blueprint, talent education, technical contribution, etc.
Intel is based on accountability, inclusiveness, sustainabilityEmpowerment"RISE" strategy and 2030 goal, actively fulfilling corporate social responsibility in China - taking environmental sustainability as a long-term commitment, formulated the overall corporateEnvironmental objectives, continuous investmentconserve energy ,reduce emissions；Treat employees as valuable assets andInnovative resources, building diversified andInclusionCulture;Encourage and support employees to participate activelyVolunteering, releasesocial value 。[122]
Talent cultivation, travel with China
In the past, present and future, Intel has been committed to building an ecosystem of talent cultivation.
cultureInnovative talents。Intel has been recognized as the best partner by the Ministry of Education for 24 consecutive years. Through cooperation with the education sector, it has vigorously promoted the cultivation of innovative talents and done a good job in basic work. It has trained 2.7 million teachers before and after, and supported more than 1 million young people to participate in various competitions and improvescientific literacy 。
Cultivate industrial talents.Intel vigorously promotes industry university research cooperation and cultivates talent reserves for ICT industry through university cooperation and various competitions.For example, Intel China cooperates with more than 100 universities, benefiting more than 100000 students every year;In 2018, more than 12000 students directly participated in various innovation competitions held by Intel.
Cultivate cutting-edge talents.Intel TargetAIAnd other cutting-edge talent gaps to cultivate talents who can lead innovation.For example, the Intel AI Top 100 Innovation Incentive Plan will select 100+outstanding AI innovation teams by stages to provide them with technical guidance, development cost subsidiesMarketing, ecological docking and other all-round support;Intel and its partners will train 10000 people in three yearsFPGADeveloper。[122]
Precision manufacturing, travel with China
Intel's manufacturing layout in China is deeply consistent with the national development agenda: it has supported the development of Pudong, the development of the westRevitalize the NortheastAnd other strategies;Intel's leading role has attracted upstream and downstream enterprises to settle down, forming a localIndustrial cluster effect, drivingregional economiesDevelopment of.Especially in the process of fighting against "epidemic", Intel factories kept normal operation, which played a positive role in stabilizing the relevant industrial chain.
IntelDalianThe factory and Chengdu factory have significantly improved their position in technology leadership and Intel's global manufacturing network, from an important part of the manufacturing system to the top level of sophisticated manufacturing.
Intel's top "high-end test technology" level.Intel Chengdu Factory was announced to be established in 2003, and was completed and put into operation in 2005. It is Intel's largest factory in the worldChip packagingOne of the test centers and one of Intel's three largest wafer pretreatment plants in the world.In December 2014, Intel announced that it would invest 1.6 billion dollars in the next 15 years to comprehensively upgrade the wafer pre-processing, packaging and testing businesses of its Chengdu factory, and introduce high-end testing technology to China for the first time, becoming one of the important high-end testing technology factories outside the United States.
The highest level of Intel storage manufacturing.In 2007, Intel announced to invest 2.5 billion US dollars to build a Dalian factory, which was officially put into production in 2010AsiaThe first wafer manufacturing plant of.In October 2015, Intel announced that it would invest 5.5 billion dollars to turn its Dalian factory into a non-volatile memory manufacturing facility.At present, Intel's 96 layers3D NANDMemory chipManufacturing technology is being applied in Dalian factory, and will provide partners with 3D NAND products with 144 layers of stacking in 2020。[122]
On July 17, 2023, Intel executives met with White House officials to oppose restrictions on semiconductor exports to China.
On July 29, 2023, Intel and Shenzhen Nanshan District Government launched Intel Dawan District Science and Technology Innovation Center.The center will focus on artificial intelligence, chip application development, edge computing, digital development and other fields.[217]
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On the evening of December 22, 2021,Juen-Kai WangThe studio issued a statement saying that it will terminate all cooperation relations with Intel brand from now on.[144]
On April 11, 2024, South Korean information technology company Naver announced that Naver Cloud will cooperate with Intel to establish a new AI chip ecosystem based on "Gaudi".[242]
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Monopoly punished
On November 13, Beijing time, according to foreign media reports, Jonathan Todd, spokesman of the European Commission on Competition, said on Thursday that Intel andAMDThe signing of the settlement agreement will not affect the previous EU'sAntitrust rulings，It will definitely pay a fine of $1.45 billion.
Todd said, "Intel is obliged to continue to comply with the EU's antitrust rulings and EU competition law, and the European Commission on Competition will continue to closely monitor Intel's implementation of the antitrust rulings."
Intel had previously said that it would pay $1.45 billion to AMD according to the settlement agreement, so it adjusted its fourthFiscal quarterAccording to Todd's statement, it will adjust the financial forecast again.
Interest claim
In 2009,European Commission $1.2 billion against Intelfine, the reason is that IntelDell、HP、associationAnd other companies to provide rebates to prevent them from buying chips from their competitor AMD.This fine accounted for about 4% of Intel's sales of $37.6 billion in 2008.
In January 2022, Intel won an appeal against the EU's US $1.2 billion antitrust fine, and the European Commission returned the US $1.2 billion fine to Intel.
On June 20, 2022 local time,ReutersIt is reported that Intel has filed an interest claim of 624 million dollars to the European Commission.[178]
AMD settlement
On November 13, 2009, according to foreign media reports, Intel and AMD, the two giants of the chip industry, reached a comprehensive settlement agreement on Thursday, ending all previous legal disputes between the two sides, includingAntitrust litigationAnd patent cross licensing disputes.
AMD CEODick Meyer (Dirk Meyer) said optimistically in the statement that the chip industry will enter a new era with the opportunity of reconciliation between the two sides.But whether the chip industry can really enter a new era remains to be tested over time, and the fate of AMD depends on whether the chip industry can truly achieve healthy and orderly competition.
According to the settlement agreement reached by both parties, Intel will pay $1.45 billion to AMD;AMDAnd Intel will be granted a new five-year cross licensing agreementright to the use of patent；Intel abandons all AMDpatent litigation；Intel agrees to comply with a series ofCode of Business Conduct；AMD waives all lawsuits against Intel.
Another noteworthy provision is that Globalfoundries will become an independent company rather than a subsidiary of AMD.Globalfoundries is a joint venture between AMD andAbu Dhabiadvanced techniqueA joint venture established by an investment company.
In advance preparedSpeechDirk Meyer said: "Today marks the beginning of a new era, entering a new era ofAMDThat changedGame rulesThe new era of.This is a milestone event for AMD, its customers and partners, as well as consumers and enterprise users around the world.In addition, the reconciliation between the two sides shows that the legal dispute and regulatory dispute over the years have finally ended.We are optimistic that the chip industry will enter a new era.
"We know that people understand the processor industryOperating environmentIt will take some time for these changes to take place, but there is no doubt that these environments have changed.I would like to thank regulators around the world for their diligence and persistence.Without their work, we would not be able to achieve this milestone.We believe that they will continue their diligence and persistence to maintain fair competition in the market, especially to improve the chip industryPrice behaviorSupervision and efforts. "
Intel said the $1.45 billion paid to AMD would be included in the fourth quarter.Intel expects its fourth quarter spending to reach $4.2 billion, higher than the previously expected $2.9 billion.Intel maintained its previous performance expectations.
Intel: Arguing that its operation has always been legal, it refused to comment on third-party speculation.On November 13, Beijing time, Tencent Technology contacted Intel for the first time regarding the announcement of a comprehensive settlement between Intel and AMD on Thursday. Meng Yijia, Intel's Chinese Ministry of Public Affairs, said cunningly, "Intel has always adhered to fair and legal commercial regulations in its commercial operations.
Meng Yijia said that Intel has always adhered to fair and legal commercial regulations in its commercial operations, and constantly brought more outstanding processor products to consumers through technological innovation.The settlement seen today ended the legal dispute between Intel and AMD and helped both sides focus on technology and product innovation.
It is reported that Intel just reached a settlement agreement with AMD on Thursday, agreeing to pay $1.45 billion to AMD to settle all judicial disputes between the two sides.This settlement agreement ended one of the longest and fiercest disputes in the American business community.Reuters said the move could help weaken the antitrust regulator's accusations against Intel.[5]
Layoff
In July 2016, Intel announced the largest layoff plan in the company's history and planned to cut 12000 employees. Among these layoffs, veteran employees accounted for a large proportion.However, when Kerezaki participated in Intel's internal businessReport meetingHowever, they encountered sharp problems from employees.
An employee asked why Kerezi was still raising his salary when the whole company wanted to save costs through layoffs.In this regard, Kerezi's explanation is that his starting salary is very low, even now it is still lower than that of his professionmedian。His total salary last year was $14.6 million, up about $3.5 million from the previous year.
Some insiders of Intel believe that sweeping out a large number of older and experienced employees is conducive to financial consolidation in the short term, but it is a mistake in the long run.[1]
In November 2016, Intel's plan was significantly reduced towearable devices Investment in the market may even withdraw from this market.Intel will cut a large number of employees at NDG.[3]
Security vulnerabilities
On May 1, 2017, Intel announced a critical levelSecurity vulnerabilities, an attacker can use this vulnerability toRemote controlWithdrawal of rights。Vulnerability affects all Intel Enterprise servers and comprehensive utilization technologies, involvingVersion NoAll firmware products of 6. x, 7. x, 8. x, 9. x, 10. x, 11.5, and 11.6 series.This means that Intel's firmware chips in the past decade will be affected.[6]
In January 2018, after Intel processors were exposed to have major vulnerabilities, many technology giants were stepping up to take measures to solve related problems.This vulnerability is very serious. The kernel can only be rewritten at the operating system level. Therefore, Intel must cooperate with several software companies to solve the problem.In the affected operating systems, Linux andmacOSA patch was provided last month to address this issue.[7]
For Xinjiang
On December 21, 2021, the watcher website queried Intel's official website and found thatTraditional ChineseIn a letter written to the supplier in English, Japanese and other languages, one sentence was particularly striking:
Our investors and customers have asked Intel whether to purchase products or services from Xinjiang, China.Governments of many countries and regions have imposed restrictions on products from Xinjiang.Therefore, Intel needs to ensure that our supply chain does not use any labor, purchased products or services from Xinjiang.
This letter, released in December 2021, is Intel's latest requirement for suppliers: prohibit any form of human trafficking or involuntary labor practices, such asForced labour, debt laborContractual labourOr slavery.
For the United States, etcthe WestThe Chinese side has already expressed its solemn position that it is a century's lie to slander the existence of "forced labor" in Xinjiang.Some Western politicians, especially American politicians, advocate so-called "forced labor", which is in essence about human rightscoverWe should engage in political manipulation, interfere in China's internal affairs, and curb and suppress the development of China, especially Xinjiang.
But Intel apparently listened to American politicians.As early as July this year, some American politicians forced XinjiangAirbnb、Coca Cola, IntelP&GAs well as five American enterprises such as Visa, but only Intel executives claimed to believe the conclusions of the US government: "I have studied it, so I believe the conclusions of this report."[137]
January 10, 2022, United States《Wall Street Journal》The website reported that it was infuriatingChinese netizensAfter that, Intel Corporation deleted the information sent to suppliers last monthopen letterXinjiang, China.[149]
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Acquisition of GPU
On the afternoon of November 21, Beijing time, it was reported on the US IT website Dailytech that Intel and Creative Technology had reached an agreement to acquire ZiiLabs, the British subsidiary of the latter, at a price of 50 million US dollars, and obtain the high performance of ZiiLabsGraphics Processor(GPU) chipTechnical Authorization。
It is reported that Intel paid ZiiLabs $50 million, of which $20 million was used to purchase the latter's GPU license, and the remaining $30 million was used to absorb ZiiLabs' engineer resources and other assets.
CEO of CreativeShen WangfuSim Wong Hoo said: "Because the next generation of advancedMedia ProcessorAfter entering 28 nm and more advanced manufacturing process, the development ofDevelopment mode, continue to promote with our partners and customersProduct innovation。”
Shen Wangfu added: "Through the transaction with Intel, we have gained higher flexibility, and have the ability to work with many semiconductor companies in advanced design andProcess technologyaspectCollaborative developmentAbility.This is good for our long-termProduct planningAnd reduce risk during development. "
It is reported that the transaction between Intel and Creative will be completed before the end of this year.Later, Creative will focus on its core audio products.
Acquisition of Altera
On December 28, 2015, Intel announced the completion of the largest acquisition transaction in its history.Invested 16.7 billion dollars to acquireAlteraThis transaction highlights the intention of CEO Kerezaki to use new tactics to expand his business.[8]
Acquire Mobileye
On the evening of March 13, 2017, it was reported that Intel and Mobileye, an Israeli technology company, jointly announced today that they had reached a final acquisition agreement.According to the agreement, a subsidiary of Intel will pay $63.54 per shareCash acquisitionMobileye all releasedTradable shares。[9]
Acquisition of AI start-ups
On August 17, 2018, Intel has been aggressively acquiring AIStartups。After acquiring Nevana, Mobileye and Movidius, the company announced that it would acquire Vertex.ai, a startup developing AI model components.[4]
Acquisition of Finland Graphics
On May 5, 2022, Intel announced its acquisitionFinlandSiru Innovations, a company ofTechnical reserve。[175]
Acquisition of Gaota Semiconductor
On February 15, 2022, Intel and Tower Semiconductor announced that they had reached a final agreement.According to the agreement, Intel will purchase Gaota Semiconductor at a cash price of $53 per share, which is 60% higher than the closing price on the 14th. The total enterprise value is about $5.4 billion.[219]
In the early morning of August 16, 2023 local time, Intel issued a statement announcing the termination of the acquisition of Israeli semiconductor foundry Gaota Semiconductor for US $5.4 billion (about 39.4 billion yuan), because it was unable to obtain the regulatory approval required for the merger before the deadline (24:00 on August 15, California time).[220]
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On June 8, 2013, Intel was negotiating with media companies on the purchase of content.Willing to provide more than traditionalCable TVThe manufacturer's purchase price is 75% higher, and no specific transaction has been reached yet.
In 2013, Intel Commercial TabletsIndustry solutionsAt the forum, the director and professor of the computer center of Guang'anmen Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineZhang Hong, for hospitalsMobile MedicalThe deployment situation was introduced.
Intel (China) Industry Cooperation and SolutionsDigital medicineHuang Qingchun, the manager of China, said, "Intel and its partners have worked together to fully understand the needs of users and provide terminals and applications that meet the needs of various diagnosis and treatment linksWindows 8And Android platform mobile devices, equipped with one-dimensional code andQR codeScanning, 8 megapixelsHD cameraAnd other supporting equipment, and try toApplication ProgrammingIt will be more intelligent and simple, thus providing a convenient and unified application experience for nurses' ward rounds, decoction process, medical waste management and other applications. "
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On April 1, 2014, Intel acquired with 740 million dollarsCloudera18% of the shares.
Similar to competitors HortonWorks and Pivot, Cloudera focuses on helping enterprise users through open sourcesoftware systemHadoopManage data.Hadoop can classify and analyze a large amount of information from the Internet and mobile devices, that is, big data.[10]
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On November 18, Beijing time《Wall Street Journal》According to a letter sent to employees by Brian Krzanich, CEO of IntelE-mail, Intel plans to merge PC chips andSmart machine, flat plateComputer chipGroup.This restructuring comes at a time when Intel is facing increased pressureMobile DevicesMarket penetrationAt this time.Intel's adjustment is scheduled to take effect in early 2015.
The system developed by Intel is called "ACAT", that is, "auxiliary context awareness"tool kit”(Assistant Context Aware Toolkit) is the result of years of cooperation between the company and Hawking.Especially in the past three years, significant progress has been made in the development of the system.Intel believes that this system may become a pillar of a modern customized system, which can be used by other researchers and technicians to help the disabled.[11]
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3D XPoint、ACEX、Altera、APEX、AnyWAN、Arria、Axxia、BlueMoon、BunnyPeople、Celeron、celeron 、Centrino、Cilk、CONVERGATE、Cyclone、Docea、eASIC、easicopy、Enpirion、Flexpipe、Hyperflex、Intel、Intel, Intel logo, Intel logo, Intel Atom, IntelAToM , Intel Cofluent, Intel CoFluent, Intel Core, IntelCoRE 、Intel. Experience What's Inside、Intel.Wonderful core experience, Intel. Experience What's Inside logo, IntelWonderful Core Experience Logo, Intel Falcon, Intel Falcon, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel Nervana, Intel Nervana, IntelOptane, Intel Aoteng, Intel RealSense, Intel Sense, Intel SaffronIntel Shooting Star, Intel Shooting StarIntel SingleDriver、Intel SingleDriver, Intel Sirius, Intel SiriusIntel Speedstep、Intel Unite、Intel UniteIntel vPro, Intel Bray, Intel Xeon Phi, IntelXeon Phi Iris, RuijuItanium、itanium 、MAX、MCS、Movidius、Myriad、Nios、OpenVINO、OpenVINOlogo 、Pentium, Pentium, Puma, QuarkQuartus、SICOFI、SimicsSMARTi, SoftSilicon, Sound Mark, StarPro, Stratix, Stratix logo, Stay With It, Engineering Stay With It logoStreamSight、Tarari、The Journey Inside、Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt logo, TranscedeUltrabook、Xeon、xeon 、X-GOLD、XMM、X-PMUAnd XPOSYS are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries (regions).[12]
According to the introduction of Intel official Wechat, this "tacit cooperation" comes from a more efficient and scientific means -- Intel®3DAT3D athlete tracking technology, allowing the ground screen to instantly give real-time feedback and present the actor's displacementartistic effect。Intel UnionBeijing Film AcademyA professional team, based on Intel's 3DAT technology, has customized the "AI based real-time special effects system for large-scale performances" for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony scenes, which realizes the creativity of the whole programkey technology 。
It is understood that IntelThe National StadiumDeployed 5 units equipped with third-generation Intel®xeon ®Scalable processorEdge computingSystem, large capacity optical fiber, video recording system, rendering system, etc.At the same time, the AI real-time special effect system used this time is not only used forLive performance, which is also used to assist actors in program rehearsal and generate according to rehearsal resultsReal time animationTo improve the naturalness and verisimilitude of human character animation in the production of video effects for the opening ceremony.[158]
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In December 2021, the General Administration of Market Supervision received SKhynix Co., LtdAcquisition of part of Intel's businessConcentration of undertakingsAntitrust declaration.After examination, the Market Supervision Administration decided to attach restrictive conditions to approve this concentration.[139]
On December 21, 2021, the Observer website checked Intel's official website and found that in a letter written by the company to suppliers in simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, English, Japanese and other languages, one sentence was particularly striking: our investors and customers have asked Intel whether to purchase products or services from Xinjiang, China.Governments of many countries and regions have imposed restrictions on products from Xinjiang.Therefore, Intel needs to ensure that our supply chain does not use any labor, purchased products or services from Xinjiang.[138]
At noon on December 23, 2021, Intel issued a public statement on the supplier letter, saying that Intel deeply respects China.We have a long-term cooperative relationship with China.We have a firm and continuous commitment to China and our business partners, customers, employees and the public in China.[141]according toGlobal NetworkOn December 23, it was reported that Intel had recently been exposed to prohibit its suppliers from using products from Xinjiang, causing an uproar@Intel Chinamicro-blogOn this matter, he issued a public statement, saying that he deeply respects China and "deeply regrets that this matter has caused many questions and concerns", and that "the paragraphs about Xinjiang in the letter to suppliers are only for the original purpose of expressing compliance and legality, not for other purposes or expressing positions".[142]
On December 23, 2021, Intel apologized for its remarks concerning Xinjiang.Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao LijianPress conferenceIn response to the relevant inquiries, he said that we have taken note of the relevant statements and hope that the relevant enterprises can respect the facts and clearly distinguish between right and wrong.Zhao Lijian said that we have repeatedly stressed the claims about forced labor in Xinjiang, which are entirely AmericanAnti China forcesFabricated lies aimed at discrediting China's image and destroying itXinjiangStability will deter China's development.People in Xinjiang are industrious and braveproduct qualityGood. If some enterprises choose not to use it, it is also their loss.[143]
On January 20, 2022, Intel willColumbusThe city built a new factory, which cost as much as 20 billion dollars.Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, said earlier that he had been lobbying to expand chip production in the United States, hoping that the proportion of chip production in the United States would reach 30% of the world in the next decade,And indicate thatIntel will soon announce its expansion plans for manufacturing in the United States and Europe.[151]
On January 22, 2022, Intel said on Friday that it would initially invest $20 billion to build two chip manufacturing plants in Ohio, the United States, and plans to eventually invest as much as $100 billion inOhioBuild the world's largest chip manufacturing base.[152]
On January 26, 2022, Intel won an appeal against the EU's 1.06 billion euro antitrust fine.[154]
On March 4, 2022 local time, Intel Corporation has suspended the registration ofBelarusdeliver goods.[166]
March 14, 2022, according to Germany《Business Daily》Reporting.Pat Gelsinger, CEO of semiconductor manufacturer Intel, announced thatSaxony AnhaltMagdeburg, the capital, invested billions of euros inContinental EuropeThe first factory of.[170]
On April 11, 2022, according to the foreign media quoted by IT House, the European Commission has decided to put forward the previous court ruling overturning the fine of 1.06 billion eurosLitigation.[172]
In April 2022, three leading American chip manufacturers IntelMeguiarandADI——Has joined the semiconductor alliance called Mitre Engenuity, which aims to strengthen the U.SSemiconductor industryElasticity.[173]
On June 21, 2022, Intel persuadedeuropean unionThe Second High Court rescinded the 1.06 billion euro antitrust fine. Now Intel has gone further, claiming 593 million euros (624 million dollars) in interest compensation from the European Union.[179]
On July 29, 2022, Intel mentioned in its second quarter financial report that "we began to gradually shut down our IntelAoteng memoryBusiness. "This indicates that the end of Aoteng's memory business, which has been losing money, is coming.Pat Gelsinger, CEO of IntelTeleconferencingIt is also confirmed on the website that Aoteng memory business will be closed.[182]
In 2022, Intel executives responsible for important technical work said that the company was working hard to regain the chip manufacturing industryLeadershipAnd set all the goals.[192]
In December 2022, Intel and VLSI Technology, a patent company, reached a settlement, and the two sides agreed to end the $4 billionpatent dispute。This decision marks that Intel will get rid of VLSI. In the past few years, Intel has lost about $3 billion in patent disputes with VLSI.[197]
In January 2023, the American chip giant Intel is being abolishedCaliforniasilicon valleyThe number of employees involved in hundreds of jobs is higher than the number of layoffs previously announced by the company.[202]
In May 2023, Intel said that it was investigating the disclosure of private keys for the exposed MSI product leak, and took corresponding measures to protect users from installing malicious UEs on devicesFI firmware.[206]
On September 6, 2023, it was reported that on Tuesday local time, Intel, a chip giant, announced that it would provide OEM services to Israel's chip foundry Tower Semiconductor, which would invest $300 million in Intel's New Mexico factory.[223]
On September 22, 2023, the European Commission announced that it would again impose a fine of about 376.36 million euros on Intel, because Intel had abused its dominant position in the computer chip market called x86 central processors.[225]
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Intel has informed its customers that it plans to stop production of its Optane SSD DC P4800X for data centersSolid state hard diskThis is the last batch of 3D XPoint memory basedstorage deviceone of.Intel said that its last Optane SSD DC P4800X product will be shipped to customers before October.Nevertheless, Intel still has some other Optane products.[204]
On September 12, 2023, TSMC held an interim board meeting, and important resolutions included approving to obtain 10% of the equity of IMS Nanofabrication Global, LLC from Intel Corporation within the amount of no more than 432.8 million dollars.[224]
On May 7, 2024, the Biden government further tightened the export restrictions on Huawei and revoked the license of the US chip company Intel to sell semiconductors to Huawei.According to Reuters on May 8, 2024, after it was reported that the United States had revoked the license of some enterprises to export chips to Chinese enterprises, the American chip giant Intel said on the same day that its sales might be hit.On the 7th, the Ministry of Commerce of China responded to the latest restriction on chip exports by the United States against Chinese enterprises, saying that it was a typical economic coercion, which not only violated WTO rules, but also seriously damaged the interests of American enterprises.[245-246]
