FORM 10-K (Mark One) ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT to SECTION 13 OR 15(D) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934 for the Fiscal Year Ended December 26, 2020

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FORM 10-K (Mark One) ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT to SECTION 13 OR 15(D) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934 for the Fiscal Year Ended December 26, 2020 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 26, 2020. or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission File Number 000-06217 INTEL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 94-1672743 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054-1549 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 765-8080 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, $0.001 par value INTC Nasdaq Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every interactive data file required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Non-Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company ☑ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☑ Aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 26, 2020, based upon the closing price of the common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on such date, was $244.5 billion. 4,063 million shares of common stock were outstanding as of January 15, 2021. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement related to its 2021 Annual Stockholders' Meeting to be filed subsequently are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. Except as expressly incorporated by reference, the registrant's proxy statement shall not be deemed to be part of this report. Table of Contents Organization of Our Form 10-K The order and presentation of content in our Form 10-K differs from the traditional SEC Form 10-K format. Our format is designed to improve readability and better present how we organize and manage our business. See "Form 10-K Cross-Reference Index" within the Financial Statements and Supplemental Details for a cross-reference index to the traditional SEC Form 10-K format. To reflect our focus on transforming from a PC-centric1 company to a data-centric company, we have presented our data-centric businesses1 first in the "Segment Trends and Results" within MD&A. We have defined certain terms and abbreviations used throughout our Form 10-K in "Key Terms" within the Financial Statements and Supplemental Details. The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements is in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Our Form 10-K includes key metrics that we use to measure our business, some of which are non-GAAP measures. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" within MD&A for an explanation of these measures and why management uses them and believes they provide investors with useful supplemental information. Fundamentals of Our Business Page Introduction to Our Business 2 A Year in Review 4 Our Strategy 6 Our Capital 8 Management's Discussion and Analysis Our Products 17 How We Organize Our Business 18 Segment Trends and Results 20 Consolidated Results of Operations 37 Liquidity and Capital Resources 42 Contractual Obligations 45 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 46 Non-GAAP Financial Measures 48 Other Key Information Selected Financial Data 50 Sales and Marketing 51 Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing 52 Critical Accounting Estimates 52 Risk Factors 53 Properties 65 Market for Our Common Stock 66 Information About Our Executive Officers 68 Availability of Company Information 69 Financial Statements and Supplemental Details Auditor's Reports 71 Consolidated Financial Statements 74 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 79 Key Terms 110 Financial Information by Quarter 112 Controls and Procedures 113 Exhibits 114 Form 10-K Cross-Reference Index 119 1 Intel's definition is included in "Key Terms" within the Financial Statements and Supplemental Details. Table of Contents Forward-Looking Statements This Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "expect," "intend," "strive," "goals," "plans," "ambitions," "opportunity," "future," "to be," "achieve," "grow," "committed," "believes," "seeks," "targets," "estimated," "continues," "likely," "possible," "may," "might," "potentially," "will," "would," "should," "could," "on track," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to future responses to and effects of COVID-19; projections of our future financial performance; future business, social, and environmental performance, goals, and measures; our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses and operations; projected growth and trends in markets relevant to our businesses; business and investment plans; future products and technology, and the expected regulation, availability and benefits of such products and technology; projected cost and yield trends; expected timing and impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and other significant transactions, including statements relating to the pending divestiture of our NAND memory business to SK hynix Inc. (SK hynix); expected completion of restructuring activities; availability, uses, sufficiency, and cost of capital of capital resources, including expected returns to stockholders such as dividends and share repurchases, and the expected timing of future repurchases; our valuation; future production capacity and product supply; the future purchase, use, and availability of products, components, and services supplied by third parties, including third-party IP and manufacturing services; tax- and accounting-related expectations; LIBOR-related expectations; uncertain events or assumptions, including statements relating to TAM or market opportunity, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's expectations as of the date of this filing, unless an earlier date is specified, and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those described throughout this report and particularly in "Risk Factors" within Other Key Information. 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 Form 10-K 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 Form 10-K 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 Form 10-K are made as of the date of this filing, unless an earlier date is specified, including expectations based on third-party information and projections that management believes to be reputable, and Intel does not undertake, and expressly disclaims any duty, to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, new developments, or otherwise, except to
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