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▸ COMPANY PROFILE

Intel Corporation

United States · Founded 1968

www.intel.com ↗
2PixProofs filed
50%ended in "Bye the Hype"
Biggest hype missIntel Core i9-14900KIntel confirmed a real microcode defect in its 13th/14th Gen Core i9 desktop CPUs was requesting excessively high voltages and permanently degrading chips, extending warranties and facing a class-action lawsuit alleging it knew about the issue since late 2022 without disclosing it.

Not a trust score: it covers only the claims we've checked, and small samples move a lot. Last PixProof Sep 22, 2026.

Quick facts

What is Intel Corporation?
Intel Corporation is an American multinational technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells computer components such as central processing units (CPUs) and related products for business and consumer markets.
Where is Intel Corporation from?
United States. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA.
Is Intel Corporation a public company?
Yes — it's listed on Nasdaq: INTC and Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 4335.
When was Intel Corporation founded?
In 1968, by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore.
How many people work at Intel Corporation?
About 121,100 (as of 2021).
Source: Wikidata ↗

▸ ABOUT INTEL CORPORATION

Intel Corporation is an American multinational technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells computer components such as central processing units (CPUs) and related products for business and consumer markets. It is one of the developers of the x86 instruction set architecture found in most personal computers, and ranks as the world's third-largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue. Intel has been a Fortune 500 company since 2007 and supplies microprocessors to most major computer system manufacturers.

▸ WHO OWNS WHAT

Subsidiaries & acquisitions on record
Intel CapitalWind River SystemsVirtutechMobileyeIntel Architecture Labs

From Wikidata (see record). Lists can include companies since merged or closed.

▸ TRACK RECORD

Intel Corporation's history and the 2 marketing claims we've checked, in date order — so you can see what they promised when, and how it held up.

  1. 1968Intel is founded on July 18, 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, who had both left Fairchild Semiconductor.
  2. 1971Intel launches the 4004, widely regarded as the world's first commercially available single-chip microprocessor, in November.
  3. 1971Intel goes public on NASDAQ in October at $23.50 per share.
  4. 1978Intel introduces the 8086, a 16-bit processor that established the x86 instruction set architecture later used across most PCs.
  5. 1993Intel launches the original Pentium processor, with 3.1 million transistors and initial clock speeds of 60 MHz.
  6. 2006Intel introduces the Core 2 processor line, a major architectural advancement over the earlier NetBurst-based chips.
  7. 2017Intel acquires Israeli autonomous-driving technology firm Mobileye for approximately $15.3 billion.
  8. 2025The U.S. government takes a 9.9% equity stake in Intel, purchasing shares at $20.47 each in August.
  9. Checked Sep 2026CLAIM · Intel Core i9-14900K"The Core i9-13900K/14900K delivers stable, reliable performance for flagship desktop gaming and workstation use."→ 🔴 BYE THE HYPE Read the PixProof →
  10. Checked Sep 2026CLAIM · Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake)"Panther Lake delivers up to 27 hours of battery life."→ 🟡 QUESTION IT Read the PixProof →

Claim dates come from when the claim's own source was published; "Checked" means we couldn't date the claim, so it sits at the date we verified it.

▸ SOCIAL PRESENCE

▸ VITAL STATS

Global Brand Rank#71 ($11.5B)Interbrand Best Global Brands 2025
Global x86 CPU market share69.3%Mercury Research (via TechPowerUp), Q2 2026

▸ CLIMATE COMMITMENT

Intel has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations by 2040, with an interim goal of 100% renewable electricity use globally by 2030.

Real progress:

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▸ NOTABLE PRODUCTS

Intel Core (Core Ultra) processorsView / Buy →
Intel Xeon processorsView / Buy →
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