This news byte contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as "accelerate", "achieve", "aim", "ambitions", "anticipate", "believe", "committed", "continue", "could", "designed", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "future", "goals", "grow", "guidance", "intend", "likely", "may", "might", "milestones", "next generation", "objective", "on track", "opportunity", "outlook", "pending", "plan", "position", "possible", "potential", "predict", "progress", "ramp", "roadmap", "seek", "should", "strive", "targets", "to be", "upcoming", "will", "would", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding:
our business plans and strategy and anticipated benefits therefrom, including with respect to our IDM 2.0 strategy, Smart Capital strategy, partnerships with Apollo and Brookfield, internal foundry model, updated reporting structure, and AI strategy;
projections of our future financial performance, including future revenue, gross margins, capital expenditures, and cash flows;
projected costs and yield trends;
future cash requirements, the availability, uses, sufficiency, and cost of capital resources, and sources of funding, including for future capital and R&D investments and for returns to stockholders, such as stock repurchases and dividends, and credit ratings expectations;
future products, services, and technologies, and the expected goals, timeline, ramps, progress, availability, production, regulation, and benefits of such products, services, and technologies, including future process nodes and packaging technology, product roadmaps, schedules, future product architectures, expectations regarding process performance, per-watt parity, and metrics, and expectations regarding product and process leadership;
investment plans and impacts of investment plans, including in the US and abroad;
internal and external manufacturing plans, including future internal manufacturing volumes, manufacturing expansion plans and the financing therefor, and external foundry usage;
future production capacity and product supply;
supply expectations, including regarding constraints, limitations, pricing, and industry shortages;
plans and goals related to Intel's foundry business, including with respect to anticipated customers, future manufacturing capacity and service, technology, and IP offerings;
expected timing and impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and other significant transactions, including the sale of our NAND memory business;
expected completion and impacts of restructuring activities and cost-saving or efficiency initiatives;
future social and environmental performance goals, measures, strategies, and results;
our anticipated growth, future market share, and trends in our businesses and operations;
projected growth and trends in markets relevant to our businesses;
anticipated trends and impacts related to industry component, substrate, and foundry capacity utilization, shortages, and constraints;
expectations regarding government incentives;
future technology trends and developments, such as AI;
future macro environmental and economic conditions;
geopolitical tensions and conflicts and their potential impact on our business;
tax- and accounting-related expectations;
expectations regarding our relationships with certain sanctioned parties; and
other characterizations of future events or circumstances.
Such statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied, including those associated with:
the high level of competition and rapid technological change in our industry;
the significant long-term and inherently risky investments we are making in R&D and manufacturing facilities that may not realize a favorable return;
the complexities and uncertainties in developing and implementing new semiconductor products and manufacturing process technologies;
our ability to time and scale our capital investments appropriately and successfully secure favorable alternative financing arrangements and government grants;
implementing new business strategies and investing in new businesses and technologies;
changes in demand for our products;
macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical tensions and conflicts;
the evolving market for products with AI capabilities;
our complex global supply chain, including from disruptions, delays, trade tensions and conflicts, or shortages;
product defects, errata and other product issues, particularly as we develop next-generation products and implement next-generation manufacturing process technologies;
potential security vulnerabilities in our products;
increasing and evolving cybersecurity threats and privacy risks;
IP risks including related litigation and regulatory proceedings;
the need to attract, retain, and motivate key talent;
strategic transactions and investments;
sales-related risks, including customer concentration and the use of distributors and other third parties;
our significantly reduced return of capital in recent years;
our debt obligations and our ability to access sources of capital;
complex and evolving laws and regulations across many jurisdictions;
fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
changes in our effective tax rate;
catastrophic events;
environmental, health, safety, and product regulations;
our initiatives and new legal requirements with respect to corporate responsibility matters; and
other risks and uncertainties described in this news byte, our 2023 Form 10-K, and our other filings with the SEC.
Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this news byte and in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC that disclose risks and uncertainties that may affect our business.
Unless specifically indicated otherwise, the forward-looking statements in this news byte do not reflect the potential impact of any divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations that have not been completed as of the date of this filing. In addition, the forward-looking statements in this news byte are based on management's expectations as of the date of this news byte, unless an earlier date is specified, including expectations based on third-party information and projections that management believes to be reputable. We do not undertake, and expressly disclaim any duty, to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, new developments, or otherwise, except to the extent that disclosure may be required by law.
