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Non-Volatile Memory Solutions
We offer NAND flash memory products primarily used in solid-state drives (SSDs). Our NAND flash memory products are
manufactured by IM Flash Technologies, LLC (IMFT).
Products and Product Strategy by Operating Segment
Our PC Client Group operating segment offers products that are incorporated in notebook (including Ultrabook,
detachable, and convertible systems) and desktop computers for consumers and businesses. In 2012 we introduced the
3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor family for use in notebook and desktop computers. These processors use 22-
nanometer (nm) transistors and our Tri-Gate transistor processor technology. Our Tri-Gate transistor technology extends
Moore’s Law and is the world’s first 3-D Tri-Gate transistor on a production technology. These enhancements in
combination can provide significant power savings and performance gains when compared to previous-generation
technologies.
Notebook
Our strategy for the notebook computing market segment is to offer notebook PC technologies designed to improve
performance, battery life, wireless connectivity, manageability and security, as well as to allow for the design of smaller,
lighter, and thinner form factors. Additionally, we are collaborating with others in the industry to integrate a touch-based
interface and recognition features based on voice and gesture. In 2013, we expect to introduce our 4th generation Intel®
Core™ processor family. We believe these processors will continue to deliver increasing levels of graphics performance
and provide OEMs and end users with more choice in selecting processors with more processor cores, graphics
performance, or both.
In addition to offering notebook PC technologies, we have worked with our customers to help them develop a new class of
personal computing devices that includes Ultrabook, detachable, and convertible systems. These computers combine the
energy-efficient performance and capabilities of today’s notebooks and tablets with enhanced graphics and perceptual
computing features in a thin, light, and customizable form factor that is highly responsive and secure, and that can
seamlessly connect to the Internet and other enabled devices. We believe the renewed innovation in the PC industry that
we fostered with Ultrabook systems and expanded to other thin and light form factors will continue to blur the lines
between tablets and notebooks so a consumer does not have to choose between the two.
Desktop
Our strategy for the desktop computing market segment is to offer products that provide increased manageability,
security, and energy-efficient performance while lowering total cost of ownership for businesses. The desktop computing
market segment includes all-in-one desktop products, which combine traditionally separate desktop components into one
form factor. Additionally, all-in-one computers have transformed into adaptable and flexible form factors that offer users
increased customization and ease of use. For desktop consumers, we also focus on the design of products for high-end
enthusiast PCs and mainstream PCs with rich audio and video capabilities.
Our Data Center Group operating segment offers products designed to provide leading performance, energy efficiency,
and virtualization technology for server, workstation, and storage platforms. We are also increasing our focus on products
designed for high-performance computing, mission-critical computing, and cloud computing services. The cloud
computing market segment refers to servers and other products that enable on-demand network access to a shared pool
of configurable software, services, and computing devices. Such products include the introduction in 2012 of our many-
core Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessor with 60 or more high-performance, low-power Intel processor cores, as well as our
server platform that incorporates our 32nm Intel® Xeon® processors supporting as many as 10 cores for server platforms.
The Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors are positioned to boost the power of the world’s most advanced supercomputers,
allowing for trillions of calculations per second, while the 32nm Intel Xeon processors provide faster throughput for cloud
computing-based services. In the data storage market segment, we introduced 64-bit Intel Atom microarchitecture-based
SoC solutions to focus on the emerging market for highly dense, low-power server configurations. These products allow
server rack space optimization and reduced energy costs with microservers that require less than 10 watts per server
node.