インテル コーポレーション（本社：米国カリフォルニア州サンタクララ）は、12 月 29 日を期末とする 2001 年第 4 四半期の業績見通しの中間報告を予定通り発表しました。

インテルは、2001 年第 4 四半期の売上高が、先に予測した 62 億ドル～68 億ドルの範囲から、67 億ドル～69 億ドルになると予測しています。インテルのマイクロプロセッサに対する需要が予測を上回っており、通常の季節的パターンに従う傾向にあります。同社のコミュニケーション事業は、今四半期当初の予測通りに推移しています。

2001 年第 4 四半期の粗利益率は、当初予測の範囲内で、その中間値を上回ると予測しています。その他の業績見通しに変更はありません。

インテルの 2001 年第 4 四半期の業績見通しは、同年第 3 四半期決算のニュースリリースで報告されています。リリースは、http://www.intc.com/intel/finance/earnings.htm で入手できます。

世界最大の半導体メーカであるインテル コーポレーションは、パソコン・ネットワーク/コミュニケーション製品の世界的なメーカでもあります。インテルに関する情報は、http://www.intel.co.jp/ で入手できます。

The statements contained in this Business Update and in the Oct. 16 Business Outlook are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Gross margin percentage varies primarily with revenue levels, product mix, product pricing, changes in unit costs, capacity utilization, and timing of factory ramps and associated costs. Expenses may vary from the company's expectation depending, in part, on revenue and profits. The expectation as to gains or losses from equity investments and interest and other will vary depending on equity market levels and volatility, gains or losses realized on the sale or exchange of investments, determination of impairment charges, including potential impairment of non-marketable investments, interest rates, cash balances, mark-to-market of derivative instruments, and assuming no unanticipated items. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: business and economic conditions and growth in the computing and communications industries in various geographic regions; possible disruption in commercial activities related to terrorist activity and armed conflict, such as changes in logistics and security arrangements, and reduced end-user purchases relative to expectations; impact of events outside the United States such as the business impact of fluctuating currency rates or unrest or political instability in a locale, such as unrest in Israel; changes in customer order patterns; changes in the mixes of microprocessor types and speeds, purchased components and other products; competitive factors, such as rival chip architectures and manufacturing technologies, competing software-compatible microprocessors and acceptance of new products in specific market segments; pricing pressures; development and timing of introduction of compelling software applications; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory and variations in inventory valuation; execution of the manufacturing ramp, including the transition to 0.13-micron process technology; excess manufacturing capacity; unanticipated costs or other adverse effects associated with processors and other products containing errata (deviations from published specifications); litigation involving antitrust, intellectual property, consumer, securities and other issues; and other risk factors listed from time to time in the company's SEC reports, including but not limited to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Sept. 29, 2001.

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