
Intel Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor chips, as well as in the development of advanced integrated digital technology platforms for the computing and communications industries worldwide. It offers microprocessor products, including dual-core microprocessors, quad-core microprocessors, 32-bit architecture microprocessors, and 64-bit architecture microprocessors used in computer systems, as well as in embedded designs, such as industrial equipment, point-of-sale systems, panel PCs, automotive information/entertainment systems, and medical equipment. It also offers chipset products that send data between the microprocessor and the input, display, and storage devices, such as the keyboard, mouse, monitor, hard drive, and CD or DVD drives; motherboards that has connectors for attaching devices to the bus, and contains the CPU, memory, and the chipset used in the desktop, server, and workstation platforms; Flash memory products, including NOR flash memory products, such as Intel StrataFlash wireless memory for mobile phone designs, set-top boxes, networking products, DVD players, and DSL and cable modems; NAND flash memory products primarily for memory cards, digital audio players, and cellular phones; wired and wireless connectivity products, used to translate and transmit data in packets across networks, for the traditional LAN, wireless LAN, metropolitan area network, and networked storage market segments, as well as for mobile and fixed networks; communications infrastructure products, including network processors, communications boards, and optical transponders; and networked storage products used in a range of Internet devices. The company's customers include original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, PC and network communications products users, and other manufacturers. Intel was founded in 1968 and is based in Santa Clara, California.