Intel Corp.

History

Year	Detail
1968	Intel was established.
1966	Intel released its first product, the 3101 Schottky random-access memory.
1966	Intel released the 1101 static random-access memory.
1970	Intel made first memory system MU-10.
1971	Intel's First Company-Owned Facility in Santa Clara.
1972	Intel begins to convert from manufacturing 50mm (2-inch) chip wafers to 75mm (3-inch) wafers.
1974	Intel opens its first design and development center outside the U.S., in Haifa, Israel.
1974	Intel opened an assembly facility in Manila, Philippines.
1976	Intel's first fabrication site outside of California opened in Aloha, Oregon.
1977	Intel began making magnetic bubble memories through a new subsidiary called Intel Magnetics.
1980	Intel introduced the 8051 microcontroller family.
1984	Intel created an entire company division dedicated to supercomputing. Originally called the Scientific Computing Division, in 1992 the division's name was changed to Intel Supercomputing Systems.
1985	Intel began operations in Jerusalem, Israel.
1993	Intel released Pentium, its fifth-generation x86 chip and the first Intel processor.
1993	Intel introduced the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus.
1994	Intel introduced ProShare videoconferencing technology.
1994	Intel launched its first LANDesk products.
1995	Intel introduced the higher end Pentium Pro Processor.
1998	Intel introduced Celeron, a budget-friendly variation of Pentium II.
1998	The company and other industry leaders established the "Bluetooth" wireless specification.
2000	Intel launched the next generation Pentium 4.
2001	Intel and Hewlett-Packard unveiled their jointly designed high-performance processor.
2003	Intel unveiled the first products to use Centrino Mobile technology.
2004	Intel announced the world's first NOR flash memory device on 90nm (90-billionths of a meter) manufacturing technology.
2006	A new logo the company's biggest branding change since 1969 .
2007	The animated feature film "Ratatouille" was rendered entirely with Intel Xeon processors using Intel Core microarchitecture.
2008	Intel introduces desktop processor, the Core i7 line.
2009	Intel introduced the Xeon 5500 processor family for commercial and scientific computing.
2010	Intel introduced its 310 Solid State Drive (SSD) storage device.
2013	Intel became the official technology partner of FC Barcelona.
2014	Intel introduced the Core M processor, the company's second generation of Core processor to use trigate technology and the first to use its new 14 nanometer technology.
2014	The company formed a new business group dedicated to providing the processors and data center infrastructure for the Internet of Things.
2015	Intel set a Guinness World Record for "most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously” on Nov. 4 when it flew 100 UAVs simultaneously in Hamburg, Germany.
2015	Intel merged with Altera Corp. in a deal valued at more than $16 billion.
2016	Intel announced the launch of the Falcon 8+, its first drone for the commercial market.
2017	At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Intel announced a collaboration with Warner Bros. to develop in-cabin, immersive experiences for cars that would allow people to have virtual adventures.
2017	Intel and Mobileye reached an agreement to merge in a deal valued at over $15 billion.
2019	Intel, the Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory and computer manufacturer Gray agreed to cooperate on the U.S.’ first exascale system, Aurora with Intel.
2020	Intel revealed the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 FOLD, the first commercial device with a foldable screen.
2022	Intel signed a $30 billion partnership with Brookfield Asset Management.
2023	Intel unveiled Gaudi3, an artificial intelligence (AI) chip for generative AI software which will launch in 2024 and compete with rival chips from Nvidia and AMD.