honest and ethics conduct, including the ethical handing of actual or perceived conflicts of interest between personal and business relationships, is our rule every day and for all that we do. if we are to maximize the value we create for our stockholders, it is the personal responsibility of each of us to (1) comply with applicable laws (including statutes, controlling case law, agency regulations and orders, and other administrative directives) and Intel guidelines, (2) employ technical excellence and integrity to do the best we can to provide timely, accurate and understandable reporting of actual forward looking financial information, (3) employ our business processes and guidelines to do the best we can to base our business decisions on sound economic analysis (including a prudent consideration of risk), and (4) safeguard and utilize our physical, financial, and intellectual property assets to the best and most prudent effect.