For additional key highlights of our results of operations, see "A Quarter in
Review."
Client Computing Group
The PC is more essential than ever, enriching lives by helping people focus,
create, and connect with friends, family, and coworkers around the world.
Working with our partners across the industry, we intend to continue to advance
PC experiences with innovations like our Intel® Evo™ platform which delivers
exceptional mobile computing experiences for PC customers. As the largest
business unit at Intel, CCG is investing more heavily in the PC, ramping its
capabilities even more aggressively, and designing the PC experience even more
deliberately, including delivering a predictable cadence of leadership products.
As a result, we are able to fuel innovation across Intel, providing an important
source of IP, scale, and cash flow.

CCG Revenue $B CCG Operating Income $B

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Revenue Summary


Revenue in Q2 2021 was up 6% compared to Q2 2020, and YTD 2021 revenue was up 7%
compared to YTD 2020. Revenue increased due to continued strong demand in
notebook and strength in desktop driven by consumer and commercial recovery from
COVID-19 lows, with lower notebook and desktop ASPs due to strength in the
consumer and education market segments. Adjacent revenue was down compared to Q2
2020 and compared to YTD 2020 due to the continued ramp down from the exit of
our 5G smartphone modem and Home Gateway Platform businesses, partially offset
by strength in our wireless business.
We expect strong demand for PCs will continue to be tempered by ongoing
industry-wide component and substrate constraints.
                                        Q2 2021 vs. Q2 2020                      YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2020
(In Millions)                            %                 $ Impact                 %                $ Impact

Desktop platform volume                    up 15%        $      391                   up 5%         $    337
Desktop platform ASP                     down (5)%             (124)                down (5)%           (266)
Notebook platform volume                   up 40%             2,303                   up 47%           5,490
Notebook platform ASP                    down (17)%          (1,404)                down (20)%        (3,489)
Adjacent products and                                          (553)                                    (629)
other

Total change in revenue                                  $      613                                 $  1,443

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Operating Income Summary


Operating income in Q2 2021 increased 32% from Q2 2020, with an operating margin
of 37%. Operating income YTD 2021 increased 12%, with an operating margin of
38%.
(In Millions)
$        3,760          Q2 2021 CCG Operating Income
           540          Lower platform unit cost due to cost improvements in 10nm
           530          Lower period charges driven by absence of reserves

taken on non-qualified


                        platform products in Q2 2020, partially offset by 

sell-through of other


                        reserves in 2020
           185          Higher gross margin from platform revenue
          (210)         Higher operating expenses
           (65)         Higher period charges primarily associated with the ramp down of 14nm
           (55)         Lower adjacent product margin driven by exit of our

5G smartphone modem and


                        Home Gateway Platform businesses
            (7)         Other
$        2,842          Q2 2020 CCG Operating Income

$        7,880          YTD 2021 CCG Operating Income
           615          Lower period charges driven by absence of reserves,

including reserves taken


                        on non-qualified platform products in 2020, 

partially offset by sell-through


                        of other reserves in 2020
           540          Lower platform unit cost due to cost improvements in 10nm
            75          Higher adjacent product margin
            70          Higher gross margin from platform revenue
          (320)         Higher operating expenses
          (165)         Higher period charges primarily associated with the ramp down of 14nm

            (2)         Other
$        7,067          YTD 2020 CCG Operating Income

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Data Center Group
DCG develops workload-optimized platforms for compute, storage, and network
functions. With unmatched scale, portfolio breadth, and ecosystem support, we
are uniquely positioned to enable the world to unleash the potential of data,
unlocking value for people, business, and society on a global scale. Market
segments include cloud service providers, enterprise and government, and
communications service providers. We serve the global appetite for cloud
computing and enable transformation of the network and edge. In 2021, our DCG
operating segment includes the results of our Intel Optane memory business.

DCG Revenue $B DCG Operating Income $B

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Revenue Summary


Revenue in Q2 2021 was down 9% on lower ASPs in a competitive environment, and
on lower platform volume compared to a strong, COVID-driven Q2 2020. Revenue was
also impacted by lower adjacent revenue, primarily due to accelerated 5G
networking related purchases in Q2 2020, partially offset by growth in Optane
and Ethernet in Q2 2021. Year over year, the cloud service providers market
segment was down 20%, communications service providers was down 6%, and the
enterprise and government market segment was up 6%.
Revenue YTD 2021 was down 15% compared to YTD 2020 on lower ASPs in a
competitive environment, and on lower platform volume compared to a strong,
COVID-driven YTD 2020.
                                      Q2 2021 vs. Q2 2020                      YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2020
(In Millions)                           %                $ Impact                 %                $ Impact

Platform volume                         down (1)%       $     (72)                down (7)%       $   (893)
Platform ASP                            down (7)%            (406)                down (10)%        (1,201)
Adjacent products                       down (20)%           (184)                  up -%                3

Total change in revenue                                 $    (662)                                $ (2,091)

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Operating Income Summary


Operating income in Q2 2021 decreased 37% from Q2 2020, with an operating margin
of 30%. Operating income YTD 2021 decreased 51%, with an operating margin of
27%.
(In Millions)
$        1,941          Q2 2021 DCG Operating Income
          (465)         Lower gross margin from platform revenue
          (375)         Higher operating expenses
          (165)         Higher platform unit cost primarily from increased mix of 10nm products
          (115)         Higher period charges primarily associated with the ramp up of 7nm
           (75)         Higher period charges primarily associated with the ramp down of 14nm
            40          Higher adjacent gross margin

            (3)         Other
$        3,099          Q2 2020 DCG Operating Income

$        3,214          YTD 2021 DCG Operating Income
        (1,975)         Lower gross margin from platform revenue
          (615)         Higher operating expenses
          (360)         Higher platform unit cost primarily from increased mix of 10nm products
          (240)         Higher period charges primarily associated with ramp up of 7nm
          (180)         Higher period charges primarily associated with the ramp down of 14nm

            (7)         Other
$        6,591          YTD 2020 DCG Operating Income

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Internet of Things
More industries are harnessing the power of data to create business value,
innovate, and grow. This requires that intelligence move closer to the edge,
allowing data to be acted on where it is created. Working with our partners, we
are using our architecture, accelerators, and software to develop and scale a
growing Internet of Things portfolio and ecosystem. Our Internet of Things
portfolio is comprised of our IOTG and Mobileye businesses.
IOTG develops high-performance compute platforms that solve for technology and
business use cases that can scale across vertical industries and embedded
markets. Our customers include retailers, manufacturers, health and life
sciences, governments, and education providers. We reduce complexity in the
ecosystem with a common architecture and software to help enable our customers
to create and process data at the edge to analyze it faster and to act on it
sooner.
Mobileye is the global leader in driving assistance and self-driving solutions.
Our product portfolio employs a broad set of technologies, covering computer
vision and machine learning-based sensing, data analysis, localization, mapping,
and driving policy technology for ADAS and AVs. Mobileye's ADAS products form
the building blocks for higher levels of autonomy. Our customers and strategic
partners include major global OEMs, Tier 1 automotive system integrators, fleet
managers, and transportation operators.

Internet of Things Revenue $B Internet of Things Operating Income $B

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Revenue and Operating Income Summary

Q2 2021 vs. Q2 2020




IOTG revenue was $984 million, up $314 million, driven by higher demand for IOTG
platform products amid recovery from the economic impacts of COVID-19. Operating
income was $287 million, up $217 million year over year.
Mobileye revenue was $327 million, up $181 million driven by improvement in
global vehicle production year over year. Operating income was $109 million, up
$113 million year over year.
YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2020


IOTG revenue was $1.9 billion, up $345 million, driven by higher demand for IOTG
platform products amid recovery from the economic impacts of COVID-19, partially
offset by lower ASPs. Operating income was $499 million, up $186 million.
Mobileye revenue was $704 million, up $304 million, driven by improvement in
global vehicle production compared to the same period in 2020. Operating income
was $256 million, up $172 million.
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Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group
On October 19, 2020, we signed an agreement with SK hynix Inc. (SK hynix) to
divest our NAND memory business. The transaction will occur over two closings as
described in detail in "Note 8: Acquisitions and Divestitures" in Notes to
Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
Our NAND business continues to develop storage solutions using our innovative
Intel® 3D NAND Technology. Our data center products are optimized to deliver
world-class performance and drive lower total cost of ownership, and our client
SSDs provide a fast and productive computing environment for a variety of
segments. Our Intel Optane memory business is expressly excluded from the sale
to SK hynix, and beginning in 2021, the results of our Intel Optane memory
business are included in our DCG operating segment, and our NSG operating
segment is composed entirely of our NAND memory business.

NSG Revenue $B NSG Operating Income $B

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Q2 2021 vs. Q2 2020




Revenue was $1.1 billion, down $561 million from Q2 2020, driven by $323 million
lower ASPs due to market softness and pricing pressure, $123 million lower
volume primarily due to raw material constraints, and due to the transfer of the
Intel Optane memory business to DCG ($116 million in Q2 2020). Operating income
was $402 million, up $80 million from Q2 2020 due to $401 million improvements
in unit cost, primarily driven by the absence of depreciation expense from NAND
property, plant and equipment that is held for sale, partially offset by $437
million lower revenue on ASP decline. Operating income also benefited from the
transfer of the Intel Optane memory business from Q2 2021 NSG results (a loss of
$101 million in Q2 2020).
YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2020


Revenue was $2.2 billion, down $792 million, driven by $657 million lower ASPs
due to market softness and pricing pressure, and due to the transfer of the
Intel Optane memory business to DCG ($212 million YTD 2020), partially offset by
$77 million higher volume on strong demand. Operating income was $573 million,
up $317 million from YTD 2020, due to $687 million improvements in unit cost,
primarily driven by the absence of depreciation expense from NAND property,
plant and equipment that is held for sale, and $286 million of lower period
charges, partially offset by $748 million lower revenue on ASP decline.
Operating income also benefited from the transfer of the Intel Optane memory
business from YTD 2021 NSG results (a loss of $357 million YTD 2020).
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Programmable Solutions Group
PSG offers programmable semiconductors, primarily FPGAs, structured ASICs, and
related products, for a broad range of applications across our embedded,
communications, and cloud and enterprise market segments. Our product portfolio
delivers FPGA acceleration in tandem with Intel microprocessors, which enables
us to combine the benefits of our broad portfolio of technologies to allow more
flexibility for systems to operate with increased efficiency and higher
performance.

PSG Revenue $B PSG Operating Income $B

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Q2 2021 vs. Q2 2020




Revenue was $486 million, down $15 million due to customer inventory digestion,
and PSG was also impacted by supply constraints. Operating income was $82
million, up $2 million.
YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2020


Revenue was $972 million, down $48 million due to customer inventory digestion,
and PSG was also impacted by supply constraints. Operating income was $170
million, down $7 million.
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