Intel

Intel Started in the year 1968. Intel created first microprocessor in the year 1971. Over the year, Intel has modified the microprocessor to make it faster, efficient and reliable. Reduction in size of transistors also reduced the size of the microprocessor.

Intel has created microprocessor families that are customizable to suit the system used for different purpose. The speed, performance and price of a microprocessor differ from one microprocessor family to another.

Intel also makes Motherboard Chipsets, Network Interface Controllers and Integrated Circuits, Flash Memory, Graphic Chips, Embedded Processors and other devices related to communications and computing.

Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips, and this represented the majority of its business until 1981. Although Intel created the world's first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal computer (PC) that this became its primary business. During the 1990s, Intel invested heavily in new microprocessor designs fostering the rapid growth of the computer industry. During this period Intel became the dominant supplier of microprocessors for PCs, and was known for aggressive and sometimes illegal tactics in defense of its market position, particularly against Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), as well as a struggle with Microsoft for control over the direction of the PC industry. The 2013 rankings of the world's 100 most valuable brands published by Millward Brown Optimor showed the company's brand value at number 61.

The various Intel micro-processors created from 1971 to till date.

1971 :- 4004

1972 :- 8008

1974 :- 4040/8080

1979 :- 8088

1982 :- 80286

1985 :- 80385 Series

1989 :- 80486 series

1993 :- Pentium Family

1997 :- Pentium II Family

1998 :- Celeron / Xeon Family

1999 :- Pentium III Family