For the period ending Dec. 27, Intel recorded revenue of $8.74 billion, up 22 percent from $7.16 billion in last year's fourth quarter. The chip maker's previous record for revenue in a quarter was $8.73 billion, set right near the end of the dot-com bubble in the third quarter of 2000. Revenue exceeded expectations of $8.66 billion by analysts polled by Thomson First Call.

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