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==Industries== ===Operating segments=== * '''Client Computing Group'''{{snd}}51.8% of 2020 revenues{{snd}}produces [[central processing unit|PC processors]] and related components.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Operating Segments|url=https://www.intc.com/segments|access-date=January 28, 2021|website=Intel Corporation|language=en|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201155947/https://www.intc.com/segments|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/12/24/what-is-the-intel-client-computing-group-ccg.aspx|title=What Is the Intel Client Computing Group (CCG)?|first=Ashraf|last=Eassa|date=December 24, 2017|website=The Motley Fool|access-date=September 16, 2021|archive-date=September 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916112956/https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/12/24/what-is-the-intel-client-computing-group-ccg.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Data Center Group'''{{snd}}33.7% of 2020 revenues{{snd}}produces hardware components used in server, network, and storage platforms.<ref name=":2" /> * '''Internet of Things Group'''{{snd}}5.2% of 2020 revenues{{snd}}offers platforms designed for retail, transportation, industrial, buildings and home use.<ref name=":2" /> * '''Programmable Solutions Group'''{{snd}}2.4% of 2020 revenues{{snd}}manufactures programmable semiconductors (primarily [[FPGA]]s).<ref name=":2" /> ===Customers=== In 2023, [[Dell]] accounted for about 19% of Intel's total revenues, [[Lenovo]] accounted for 11% of total revenues, and [[HP Inc.]] accounted for 10% of total revenues.<ref name="xbrlus">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/ixviewer/ix.html?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/50863/000005086324000010/intc-20231230.htm|title=Intel Corporation 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)|publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]|date=January 26, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2024|archive-date=January 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130081024/https://www.sec.gov/ixviewer/ix.html?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/50863/000005086324000010/intc-20231230.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> As of May 2024, the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] is another large customer for Intel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Intel Wins US Government Project to Develop Leading-Edge Foundry...|url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-wins-us-project-develop-foundry-ecosystem.html|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=Intel|language=en|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110175758/https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-wins-us-project-develop-foundry-ecosystem.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 23, 2021|title=Intel Wins US Government Project to Develop Leading-Edge Foundry Ecosystem|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210823005117/en/Intel-Wins-US-Government-Project-to-Develop-Leading-Edge-Foundry-Ecosystem|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110175756/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210823005117/en/Intel-Wins-US-Government-Project-to-Develop-Leading-Edge-Foundry-Ecosystem|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sebastian|first=Dave|date=August 23, 2021|title=Intel Lands Pentagon Deal to Support Domestic Chip Making|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-wins-defense-department-award-for-domestic-chip-making-11629726220|access-date=November 10, 2021|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110175756/https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-wins-defense-department-award-for-domestic-chip-making-11629726220|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Intel pressures the U.S. government to help subsidize chip manufacturing|url=https://news.yahoo.com/intel-pressures-u-government-help-000630446.html|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=news.yahoo.com|language=en-US|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110175757/https://news.yahoo.com/intel-pressures-u-government-help-000630446.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2024, Intel reportedly qualified for as much as $3.5 billion in federal grants to make semiconductors for the Defense Department.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Mackenzie |last2=King |first2=Ian |title=Intel Solidifies $3.5 Billion Deal to Make Chips for Military |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-13/intel-solidifies-3-5-billion-deal-to-make-chips-for-us-military |access-date=September 16, 2024 |agency=Bloomberg |date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> ===Market share=== According to [[International Data Corporation|IDC]], while Intel enjoyed the biggest market share in both the overall worldwide PC microprocessor market (73.3%) and the mobile PC microprocessor (80.4%) in the second quarter of 2011, the numbers decreased by 1.5% and 1.9% compared to the first quarter of 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Dylan McGrath|magazine=[[EE Times]]|url=https://www.eetimes.com/IDC-cuts-PC-microprocessor-forecast/|title=IDC cuts PC microprocessor forecast|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=October 25, 2022|archive-date=October 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025122603/https://www.eetimes.com/IDC-cuts-PC-microprocessor-forecast/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Agam Shah, IDG News. [http://www.pcworld.com/article/237068/idc_reduces_yearly_processor_shipment_growth_forecast.html "IDC Reduces Yearly Processor Shipment Growth Forecast"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929170732/http://www.pcworld.com/article/237068/idc_reduces_yearly_processor_shipment_growth_forecast.html |date=September 29, 2011 }}. August 1, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.</ref> Intel's market share decreased significantly in the [[Enthusiast computing|enthusiast]] market as of 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3542-gn-special-report-intel-vs-amd-sales-volume|title=GN Special Report: Intel vs. AMD Volume β AMD Moves 93% of CPU Sales to GN Readers|last=Burke|first=Steve|website=www.gamersnexus.net|date=December 10, 2019 |access-date=December 14, 2019|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213092133/https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3542-gn-special-report-intel-vs-amd-sales-volume|url-status=live}}</ref> and they have faced delays for their 10 nm products. According to former Intel CEO Bob Swan, the delay was caused by the company's overly aggressive strategy for moving to its next node.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|url=https://www.extremetech.com/computing/295159-intel-acknowledges-its-long-10nm-delay-caused-by-being-too-aggressive|title=Intel Acknowledges It Was 'Too Aggressive' With Its 10nm Plans β ExtremeTech|newspaper=Extremetech|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=December 14, 2019|last1=Hruska|first1=Joel|archive-date=July 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718134101/https://www.extremetech.com/computing/295159-intel-acknowledges-its-long-10nm-delay-caused-by-being-too-aggressive|url-status=live}}</ref> ====Historical market share==== In the 1980s, Intel was among the world's top ten sellers of [[semiconductors]] (10th in 1987<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 7, 1992 |title=Intel Is Top U.S. Chip Maker |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/07/business/intel-is-top-us-chip-maker.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |pages=16}}</ref>). Along with [[Microsoft Windows]], it was part of the "[[Wintel]]" personal computer domination in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 1992, Intel became the [[List of largest semiconductor chip manufacturers|biggest semiconductor chip maker]] by revenue and held the position until 2018 when [[Samsung Electronics]] surpassed it, but Intel returned to its former position the year after.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Intel|title=Intel Timeline: A History of Innovation|url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/history/historic-timeline.html|website=Intel|access-date=July 7, 2017|archive-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706171443/https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/history/historic-timeline.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-retook-semiconductor-top-spot-from-samsung-in-2019/|title=Intel retook semiconductor top spot from Samsung in 2019|first=Cho|last=Mu-Hyun|website=ZDNet|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809175701/https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-retook-semiconductor-top-spot-from-samsung-in-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other major semiconductor companies include [[TSMC]], [[GlobalFoundries]], [[Texas Instruments]], [[ASML Holding|ASML]], [[STMicroelectronics]], [[United Microelectronics Corporation]] (UMC), [[Micron Technology|Micron]], [[SK Hynix]], [[Kioxia]], and [[Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation|SMIC]]. ===Major competitors=== Intel's competitors in PC chipsets included [[AMD]], [[VIA Technologies]], [[Silicon Integrated Systems]], and [[Nvidia]]. Intel's competitors in networking include [[NXP Semiconductors]], [[Infineon]],{{update inline|infineon sold networking division to intel|date=February 2021}} [[Broadcom Limited]], [[Marvell Technology Group]] and [[Applied Micro Circuits Corporation]], and competitors in flash memory included [[Spansion]], Samsung Electronics, [[Qimonda]], Kioxia, STMicroelectronics, [[Micron Technology|Micron]], [[SK Hynix]], and [[IBM]]. The only major competitor in the [[x86]] processor market is AMD, with which Intel has had full cross-licensing agreements since 1976: each partner can use the other's patented technological innovations without charge after a certain time.<ref name="Intel-AMD deal 2001">{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Fried |title=Intel, AMD sign new licensing deal |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/intel-amd-sign-new-licensing-deal/ |publisher=[[CNet]] |access-date=July 28, 2007 |date=April 4, 2001 |archive-date=October 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015234756/http://www.cnet.com/news/intel-amd-sign-new-licensing-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the cross-licensing agreement is canceled in the event of an AMD bankruptcy or takeover.<ref name="Patent Cross License Agreement">{{cite news|title=Patent Cross License Agreement β Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp. |publisher=Findlaws, Inc |url=http://contracts.corporate.findlaw.com/agreements/amd/intel.license.2001.01.01.html |access-date=September 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621084244/http://contracts.corporate.findlaw.com/agreements/amd/intel.license.2001.01.01.html |archive-date=June 21, 2007}}</ref> Some smaller competitors, such as VIA Technologies, produce [[low-power electronics|low-power]] x86 processors for small factor computers and portable equipment. However, the advent of such mobile computing devices, in particular, [[smartphone]]s, has led to [[Post-PC era|a decline in PC sales]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lohr|first=Steve|title=Intel's Profit Falls 25% With Decline in Chip Sales|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/technology/intel-profits-fall-as-pc-slump-cuts-demand-for-chips.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/technology/intel-profits-fall-as-pc-slump-cuts-demand-for-chips.html |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 17, 2013|date=April 16, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since over 95% of the world's smartphones currently use processors cores designed by [[Arm Holdings|Arm]], using the [[ARM architecture family|Arm instruction set]], Arm has become a major competitor for Intel's processor market. Arm is also planning to make attempts at setting foot into the PC and server market, with [[Ampere Computing|Ampere]] and [[IBM]] each individually designing CPUs for servers and [[supercomputer]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=Timothy|title=Why Are We Still Waiting For ARM Servers?|url=http://www.nextplatform.com/2015/10/06/why-are-we-still-waiting-for-arm-servers/|date=October 6, 2015|access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=April 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405040902/http://www.nextplatform.com/2015/10/06/why-are-we-still-waiting-for-arm-servers/|url-status=live}}</ref> The only other major competitor in processor instruction sets is [[RISC-V]], which is an [[Open-source software|open source]] CPU instruction set. The major Chinese phone and telecommunications manufacturer [[Huawei]] has released chips based on the RISC-V instruction set due to [[United States sanctions against China|US sanctions against China]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nellis |first1=Stephen |last2=Cherney |first2=Max |title=RISC-V technology emerges as battleground in US-China tech war |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-china-tech-war-risc-v-chip-technology-emerges-new-battleground-2023-10-06/ |access-date=December 17, 2023 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=October 7, 2023 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207190706/https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-china-tech-war-risc-v-chip-technology-emerges-new-battleground-2023-10-06/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Intel has been involved in several disputes regarding the violation of [[competition law|antitrust laws]], which are noted below. ===Carbon footprint=== Intel reported total [[Carbon footprint|CO<sub>2</sub>e emissions]] (direct + indirect) for the twelve months ending December 31, 2020, at 2,882 Kt (+94/+3.4% y-o-y).<ref name="Intel Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4">{{cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623172144/http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2020-21-Full-Report.pdf |url=http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2020-21-Full-Report.pdf |archive-date=June 23, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Market-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2020Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107153036/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Market-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2020Q4/12 |date=November 7, 2021 }}</ref> Intel plans to reduce carbon emissions 10% by 2030 from a 2020 base year<ref>{{cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623172144/http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2020-21-Full-Report.pdf |url=http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2020-21-Full-Report.pdf |archive-date=June 23, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Climate%20Goal/2020Q4 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107153039/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Climate%20Goal/2020Q4 |date=November 7, 2021 }}</ref> and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2022Q4 |url=https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2022-23-Full-Report.pdf |access-date=February 19, 2025 |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511132112/https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2022-23-Full-Report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ Intel's annual total CO<sub>2</sub>e emissions (direct + indirect) in kilotonnes |- ! Dec. 2017 !! Dec. 2018 !! Dec. 2019 !! Dec. 2020 ! Dec. 2021 !! Dec. 2022 !! Dec. 2023 |- | 2,461<ref>{{cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2017Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709121131/http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/PDFfiles/archived_reports/Intel-2017-CSR-Report.pdf |url=http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/PDFfiles/archived_reports/Intel-2017-CSR-Report.pdf |archive-date=July 9, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Market-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2017Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107153037/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Market-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2017Q4/12 |date=November 7, 2021 }}</ref> || 2,578<ref>{{cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2018Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709121614/http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/PDFfiles/archived_reports/Intel-2018-CSR-Report.pdf |url=http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/PDFfiles/archived_reports/Intel-2018-CSR-Report.pdf |archive-date=July 9, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Market-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2018Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107153037/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Market-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2018Q4/12 |date=November 7, 2021 }}</ref> || 2,788<ref>{{cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2019Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717021830/http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/PDFfiles/archived_reports/Intel-2019-20-CSR-Report.pdf |url=http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/PDFfiles/archived_reports/Intel-2019-20-CSR-Report.pdf |archive-date=July 17, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Market-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2019Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107153035/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/5f689e991e75e00001f7755b/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Market-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2019Q4/12 |date=November 7, 2021 }}</ref> || 2,882<ref name="Intel Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4"/> |3,274<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2021Q4 |url=http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2021-22-Full-Report.pdf |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331061607/http://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2021-22-Full-Report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> || 1,539<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2022Q4 |url=https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2022-23-Full-Report.pdf |access-date=February 19, 2025 |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511132112/https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2022-23-Full-Report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> || 893<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intel's Sustainability Report for 2023Q4 |url=https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2023-24-Full-Report.pdf |access-date=February 19, 2025 |archive-date=May 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507015425/https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2023-24-Full-Report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |} === Manufacturing locations === Intel has self-reported that they have Wafer fabrication plants in the United States, [[Intel Ireland|Ireland]], and Israel. They have also self-reported that they have assembly and testing sites mostly in China, Costa Rica, Malaysia, and Vietnam, and one site in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Many Manufacturing Fabs Does Intel Have? |url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089875/programs/intel-corporation.html |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=Intel |language=en |archive-date=December 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227123513/http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089875/programs/intel-corporation.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How Many Manufacturing Fabs Does Intel Have? (Archived) |url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089875/programs/intel-corporation.html |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=Archive.is |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231202183354/https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089875/programs/intel-corporation.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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