Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is one of the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip manufacturers based on revenue. Intel is best known for producing the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. The company also manufactures motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers, integrated circuits, flash memory, graphics chips, embedded processors, and other devices related to communications and computing. Intel has a significant influence on the modern computing industry, contributing to the development and design of innovative technologies.