More intuitively, imagine what the world would be like without CPU. If there is no CPU, it can be said that almost everything will not work normally. Therefore, unless no one uses semiconductors, unless we don't use computers and mobile phones, Intel will not disappear.
The Development History of Intel Processors
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1968, Gordon Moore and robert noyce founded Intel Corporation in Silicon Valley.
1969, with the arrival of the first batch of 106 employees, Intel began to operate at No.365, Midfield Road, Mountain View, California.
197 1 year, Intel developed the first commercial processor-Intel 4004. There are 2250 transistors integrated in the chip, and the transistor spacing is 10 micron. It can process 4-4 bits of data, with 60000 operations per second, the frequency is 108KHZ, and the front-end bus is 0.74 MHz (4 bits). The computer and Internet revolution brought by microprocessing has changed the whole world. Intel's first CPU.jpg Intel's first CPU has a history of 40 years.
1978, Intel produced the famous 16-bit 8086 processor, which was the ancestor of all IBM PC processors.
198 1 year, the first computer produced by IBM used Intel's 8086 chip, and Intel became famous in one fell swoop. ?
? 1982, Intel introduced the second generation PC processor 80286, which is fully compatible with 8086 and used on IBM PC/AT.
? 1985, Compaq made the world's first IBM PC compatible machine, and compatible machine manufacturers sprang up like mushrooms after rain, but in order to be compatible with IBM PC, all processors were Intel.
1985, after Motorola, Intel developed the second 32-bit microprocessor 80386. With 80386, Intel achieved a unified position in the IBM PC compatible machine market. In the same year, Intel entered China. 80386 is the first 32-bit microprocessor in 80x86 series.
1987, Andy Grove officially became CEO, and Intel began to develop rapidly in 10, becoming the largest semiconductor company in the world.
1989, Intel introduced the transition product 80486 from 80386 to Pentium processor, which is actually 80386 plus a floating-point processor 80387 cache. Relying on 80486, Intel surpassed all semiconductor companies in Japan and took the top spot in the semiconductor industry.
In the 1980s, Intel decisively stopped the traditional memory business and concentrated on being a processor.
1993, Intel introduced the Pentium processor. Since then, Intel has stopped naming processors by numbers. However, industry and academia are still used to calling Intel processors X86 series (for example, Pentium is called 586). Intel Pentium processor is manufactured by 0.60 micron process technology, and its core consists of 3.2 million transistors. Enables computers to integrate "real-world" data more easily, such as voice, sound, handwriting and pictures. Pentium is a great innovation of x86 series. Among them, the number of transistors has greatly increased, the floating-point operation function has been enhanced, and the constant working voltage for ten years has dropped to 3.3V V. The birth of Pentium processor has made Intel get rid of the hat of being a low-performance processor and its running speed has reached the level of workstation processor. In the next decade, Intel introduced several generations of Pentium processors.
1999, Intel's market value exceeded $500 billion, peaking at $509 billion.
? In 2000, Intel's mobile phone processor XScale came out.
In 200 1 year, Intel's 64-bit server processor Itanium came out, and Intel completely surpassed Sun Company, the representative of RISC processor, in the server market.
In 2005, Apple began to use Intel processors, and Motorola completely withdrew from the PC processor market. In 2006, both Intel and AMD used 65nm semiconductor technology as their main products, but Intel was obviously ahead of AMD in the latest 45nm technology, and began to develop more integrated 32nm chips. From then on to today, Intel has maintained an absolute advantage over AMD.
In 2006, dual-core processors came out.
? In June 2008165438+1October 65438+July, Intel released the quad-core Core i7 processor.
In 2009, quad-core processors came out. Intel continues to dominate the server processor market.
In 20 12, Intel announced its return to the mobile terminal market, but the effect was not good.
On February 20 14 19, Intel launched the Xeon processor E7 v2 series, which adopted as many as 15 processor cores, making it the largest number of processors in Intel. On March 5th, 20 14, Intel acquired Basis Science, the manufacturer of smart watch Basis Health Tracker. The acquisition is clearly part of Intel's entry into the wearable device market. Intel integrated the Basis brand into its NDG (New Equipment Group) with the goal of striding into the emerging wearable device market and suppressing Qualcomm.
20 15 1.8, Intel released the world's smallest Windows computer computing stick, which is only the size of a USB flash drive and can be connected to any TV or monitor to form a complete PC. 2065438+In June 2005, Intel acquired Recon, a manufacturer of head-mounted display equipment. In 20 15,1670 million USD was used to acquire Altera, which is the largest acquisition ever made by Intel, which means that Intel should consider the application of new technologies other than CPU. Under the background that the PC market is shrinking and the mobile market is difficult to open, Intel hopes to realize the deep combination of CPU and FPGA hardware specifications and lay out the Internet of Things market.
2016165438+1October 30th, according to foreign media reports, Intel is setting up a special department to research and develop autonomous driving solutions. Its name is Automated Driving Group (ADG).
? 2065438+In March 2007, Intel acquired Mobileye, and "algorithm+chip" was integrated into the key to winning AI. On June 7, 20 17, the list of the world's top 500 companies was released, and Intel ranked 47th.
20 18 April, Intel announced that the 10nm chip was delivered on a large scale in 20 19. 20 18, 18 On July 3rd, Intel announced the acquisition of chip manufacturer eASIC, in order to speed up FPGA and reduce the dependence on CPU.