Intel

Intel is a publicly traded chipmaker based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 1968.

Ownership: Public
Exchange: ticker: NASDAQ: INTC
Type: Chipmaker
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California
Founded: 1,968
Flagship products and models: Xeon 6+ processors, Crescent Island data-center GPU (in development)
Website: intel.com
Ownership source: intc.com
Checked: October 2, 2026

Yes, Intel is publicly traded: its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol INTC. Intel was incorporated on July 18, 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, and its investor relations office is at its Santa Clara, California campus.

For AI data centers it launched Xeon 6+ processors on June 1, 2026 and is developing an inference GPU code-named Crescent Island, for which it expected customer sampling in the second half of 2026.

Questions

Is Intel publicly traded?

Yes. Intel common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol INTC.

Who founded Intel?

Intel was incorporated on July 18, 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore.

What is Intel Crescent Island?

Crescent Island is the code name of an inference GPU Intel is developing for AI data centers, with customer sampling expected in the second half of 2026.

When did Intel launch Xeon 6+?

Intel launched Xeon 6+ processors for AI data centers on June 1, 2026.

Sources:

Intel, Investor Relations FAQ; Intel’s Founding; Intel Puts Agentic AI to Work with Xeon 6+ (June 1, 2026); Intel to Expand AI Accelerator Portfolio with New GPU (October 14, 2025). Checked October 2, 2026.

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