Item 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is information regarding the Company's press release of January 7, 2009 announcing preliminary fourth quarter 2008 financial information.

Item 2.06 MATERIAL IMPAIRMENTS.
In conjunction with the preparation of the Company's financial statements for 2008, on January 6, 2009, in response to economic conditions affecting the fair value of the Company's current equity holdings of Clearwire, the Company concluded that its holdings of Clearwire were impaired. Accordingly, the Company will record an impairment charge of approximately $950 million in the fourth quarter of 2008.
The impairment charge described in this report is a non-cash charge.
Item 2.02 is incorporated herein by reference.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT. This Form 8-K contains estimates of the Company's preliminary fourth quarter financial information. The Company is continuing to review its financial and operating results and actual results may differ materially from those contained herein. Among the important factors that could cause results to vary from those contained herein are identification of additional assets such as debt or equity securities or inventories that require an impairment charge be recorded. In addition, the preliminary fourth quarter financial information could vary from the above estimates based on the final accounting.

Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this Report.

Exhibit Description Number 99.1 Press Release of Intel Corporation of January 7, 2009.

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