October 18, 1987
Andy Grove named Intel CEO
Andy Grove became Intel CEO on October 18, 1987 when Gordon Moore stepped down — leading Intel through the PCPersonal computer — a computer designed for individual use, especially desktop or laptop machines. boom.
What it was for
Grove's 'Only the Paranoid Survive' culture pushed Intel's x86Intel's dominant CPU architecture family — the instruction set behind most PCs and servers for decades. dominance and manufacturing discipline. He turned Intel into the world's largest chipmaker during the Windows/PCPersonal computer — a computer designed for individual use, especially desktop or laptop machines. era.
People
- Andy Grove — ceo
Companies
- Intel
Why it's here
Grove defined Intel's operational excellence during the microprocessorA CPU on a single integrated circuit — the heart of personal computers and countless embedded devices. wars.
Why it mattered
His leadership secured x86Intel's dominant CPU architecture family — the instruction set behind most PCs and servers for decades. as the standard PCPersonal computer — a computer designed for individual use, especially desktop or laptop machines. and server architecture.
What it solved
Intel needed aggressive execution to win the 386/486 battles against AMD and Cyrix.
Media
ImageAndrew GroveSteve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce found IntelJuly 18, 1968
- Pat Gelsinger returns as Intel CEOFebruary 15, 2021