Though Intel's chips are primarily found in the computers of large companies, the competition between Intel and AMD comes down to individuals that build their own computers. One of the first computer companies in the world, IBM, founded in , was the pioneer in computer technology during the 20th century. The company developed the ATM, the hard disk, the floppy disk, the magnetic stripe, and many more advanced achievements. IBM used to produce computers using Intel's processors, but has since sold off that business and is now selling its own servers and mainframes using its own processors, putting itself directly in competition with Intel.
The company launched a program to open source much of its architecture and firmware back in , which attracted many new customers to using its central processing units CPUs , stealing market share from Intel. It is one of the biggest names in video games. It also designs chips for mobile phones and automobiles. Many of its chips are used in supercomputers and it is now working on artificial intelligence. Intel is planning on releasing a new graphics card in that will compete directly with Nvidia's dominance in that field.
It will use this to compete in areas of data center, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Samsung is a well-known, large conglomerate with many business divisions. In , it surpassed Intel as the largest semiconductor maker by revenue, but in , Intel took that spot back.
It's clear that both companies strive against one another for the top spot. Intel and Samsung don't compete in all fields, however.
Intel's products primarily focus on desktops and laptops whereas Samsung focuses on semiconductors for smartphones and data centers. In late , Intel announced a new technology that will forever change how the company manufactures its chips in the future.
The new tech is a 3D chip-stacking technology called Foveros, and it allows multiple logic chips to be stacked on top of each other for the first time. The evolution in technology will allow chip makers to mix and match technology IP blocks with various memory elements. This new method of building chips will no doubt be the catalyst for a variety of new applications and products, which will increase Intel's presence in the marketplace and increase its roster of competitors.
However, it will also be a leading move in how processing is done for the next generation. Company Profiles. Tech Stocks. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Grove realizes that another kind of fear often rules organizations—one that is unhealthy and counterproductive to good decision making.
Probably the most critical decision Grove has had to make at Intel was one prompted by a dramatic increase in competition from Japanese memory-chip makers in the mids. Life in the memory business was tough. This policy created a crisis, or SIP, for Intel. A decision had to be made, and various options were proposed. Another was to push the technology envelope and develop a new and superior memory chip. Another was to target niche markets. In fact, there was no solution to be found within the memory business.
True, Intel had invented the microprocessor back in , but in the mids, second sourcing had created multiple competitors, and a downturn had led to excess capacity. Rather, the practice of replacing corporate heads is motivated by the need to bring in someone who is not invested in the past. For Grove, this process is almost a biological imperative. People succeed in a certain corporate environment precisely because their mind-set fits that environment.
Those same people are therefore unlikely to be quick at adapting to a changed environment. This is one of several decision traps identified by Max H. When people believe something to be true, they tend to look for more evidence in support of their theory. Prior successes often reinforce this behavior. Almost by definition, a track record of success means there is lots of evidence confirming what one believes.
However, collecting confirming evidence—no matter how much—will never prove a hypothesis. On the other hand, we can disprove a hypothesis by finding a counterexample. To test a hypothesis, we need to actively seek data that would disprove it. But at Intel, Grove goes out of his way to try to prove himself wrong. He runs experiments with a view to challenging his current thinking. Grove tries to prove himself wrong.
Can you guess what the rule is? Once you think you know the rule, make your guess. But be aware that you get only one guess. The adventurous then ask whether 1, 2, 3 satisfies the rule. Yes, again. How about 5, 10, 15? Once again, yes. Was that your guess? If so, then before making your guess, you would have done well to ask whether the sequence 1, 2, 47 satisfies the rule. It does. How about 3, 2, 1? To test a hypothesis, try to disprove it. Back in the late s, there was a split at Intel.
Some people thought the future lay in the more powerful RISC reduced instruction set computing chip architecture. Others argued that there was still plenty of room for improvement to the existing CISC complex instruction set computing chips. But he was willing to run an experiment just in case he was wrong. But the RISC chip it developed was a sensible insurance policy and even turned into a moneymaker.
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