Background of Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American-based multinational corporation and technology company which is headquartered in California and was founded in 1968 by two semiconductor pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore.
Apart from Noyce and Moore, Intel Corporation is associated with both the executive leadership and the vision of Andrew Grove.
The name ‘Intel’ was conceived as portmanteau of the two words integrated and electronics.
Noyce was the key inventor of the integrated circuit, or more commonly known and the microchip, and with ‘intel’ being the common term pertaining to intelligence information, the company name was even more appropriate.
Intel Corporation has a rich corporate history that started when Noyce and Moore left Fairchild Semiconductor to found Intel. Arthur Rock was a physicist and co-founder of the integrated circuit and although he was not an employee, he was an investor along with being a chairman on the board.
The initial investment in Intel Corporation amounted to $2.5 million in convertible debentures (which in 2019, had reached a total of $18.4 million) and in the two years that followed, Intel Corporation became a public company through IPO.
The goal in Intel Corporation’s history was to reach the semiconductor memory market which would inevitably replace the magnetic-core memory.
In 1969, Intel Corporation released its first product and it had a very quick entry into a quite small high-speed memory market.
Over the next few years, various products were released on the market and by 1972, Intel Corporation’s 1103 semiconductor memory chip was the bestselling on a global scale due to its capability in replacing core memory in a variety of applications.
Intel Corporation opened its first international manufacturing facility in Malaysia in 1972, followed by creating one of the very first microcomputers in 1973.
The first commercially available microprocessor, the Intel 4004, was created by Intel Corporation in 1974, representing a significant advance pertaining to technology of integrated circuitry.
During the early 1980s, assembly facilities and semiconductor plants were opened in both Singapore and Jerusalem followed by centers focused on manufacturing and development in China, India, and Costa Rica during the 1990s.
During 2005, the CEO, Paul Otellini, made conceited efforts in reorganizing the company so that focus could be redirected to core processors along with the chipset business on a portfolio of platforms including enterprise, digital home, digital health, and mobility.
From 2010 onwards, Intel Corporation saw several acquisitions along with investments, including that of McAfee, which was purchased for $7.68 billion. This acquisition was reversed in 2016, when Intel Corporation sold the majority of stakes to TPG Capital.
Infineon’s Wireless Solutions was acquired in 2010 with the purpose of utilizing the technology in a variety of devices which included laptops, smart phones, netbooks, tablets and more.
Today, Intel Corporation has a staff compliment which consists of more than 110,200 employees with its subsidiaries including Mobileye, McAfee, and Here and it remains its leading position as the world’s largest manufacture of microprocessors.
During 2012, 10% of the shares of ASML Holding was purchased by Intel Corporation for $2.1 billion. Intel Corporation paid an additional $1 billion for 5% of the shares which were subjected to shareholder approval in order to fund research and development efforts.
Further purchases from 2013 onwards included that of Omek Interactive, a Spanish natural language recognition startup called Indisys during the same year, followed by the acquisition of PasswordBox in 2014, and a 30% stake in Vuzix along with Lantiq in 2015.
From 2009 until today, Intel corporation has made a total of 20 acquisitions with the latest being Moovit, which was acquired in May 2025 for a total of $900 million.
Intel Corporation oversees a high-value, extensive and vast product portfolio in the supplying of microprocessors for computer system manufacturers which include Apple, Lenovo, HP, and Dell.
In addition to this is the manufacturing of motherboards chipsets, network interface controllers along with integrated circuits, flash memory and more.
Intel Corporation Shares Growth Driver
As a multinational corporation and technology company, Intel Corporation has seen a significant amount of expansion through its numerous acquisitions and the continues development and manufacturing of technological products and solutions.
Despite the competition in an ever-evolving technologically driven world, Intel Corporation remains the world’s largest manufacturer of microprocessors which has been present on the leading edge of this specific technology since the 1970s.
With technical innovations and continuous development, Intel Corporation’s popularity is ever-increasing, especially with the latest I3 and I5 series and its Intel Pentium processors which have made an impact on the respective market.
While there have been thousands of companies that have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the technology, and computing sectors and especially Intel Corporation, have seen sales surges as result of the pandemic.
Although, due to Covid-19, Intel Corporation has temporarily suspended stock repurchases in anticipation of not only the length, but also the severity of Covid-19.
While stock repurchases are on hold, Intel Corporation has shown immense dedication and support in donating $50 million towards response technology to aid in the combat against the virus.
With this the focus is on point of patient care in addition to increase the speed through which scientific research can be conducted along with ensuring access to online learning for students.
Intel Corporation Investor Tip
An analysis on market performance for the first quarter of 2025, which ended in March, indicated that revenue accumulated for the quarter amounted to $19.8 billion which in turn showed a 23% YOY, an improvement on the previous performance achieved in 2019.
The GAAP earnings-per-share was $1.31 for the first quarter, up to 51% YOY along with non-GAAP EPS of $1.45 which had increased 63%.
The cash from operations which had been generated amounted to $6.2 billion in addition to $2.9 billion free cash flow.
Data pertaining to forecasts for the second quarter indicate revenues of around 18.5 billion and with current finances indicating strong and consistent growth, shareholders who buy or sell shares can expect lucrative dividends and returns during the remaining 2025 quarters.
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Intel Corporation has shown its strong position through its market performance in the first quarter along with comparisons to previous quarters and the previous financial year.
Intel Corporation is expected to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic not only unschathed but remaining in a leading position over its competitors and its peers.
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