As Intel continues to attempt to flip itself round, its CEO promised that the corporate will begin producing a brand new kind of chip, one which has been made highly regarded by rival Nvidia.
On the Cisco AI Summit on Tuesday, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan introduced that the corporate will begin producing graphics processing items (GPUs). These are extra specialised processors, in comparison with the CPUs Intel historically produces, and are used for gaming and duties like coaching synthetic intelligence fashions.
TechCrunch reached out to Intel for extra data.
The mission shall be overseen by Kevork Kechichian, the chief vice chairman and basic supervisor of Intel’s knowledge middle group, in response to reporting from Reuters. Kechichian was employed in September amongst a slew of latest engineer-focused hires.
Intel additionally employed Eric Demers for the hassle in January. Demers was beforehand at Qualcomm for greater than 13 years, most lately serving as a senior vice chairman of engineering.
This initiative appears to be in comparatively early phases as Tan mentioned the corporate plans to develop its technique round buyer calls for and desires.
Whereas Nvidia didn’t invent the GPU, that particular form of chip has performed a big function in its success. Its GPUs for AI programs are so superior and standard, the chipmaker at the moment holds a commanding market lead.
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It’s fascinating to see Intel broaden into this space now as Tan mentioned the corporate could be consolidating and specializing in its core companies when he took the helm as CEO final March. Whereas GPUs are nonetheless semiconductors, after all, that is nonetheless a notable growth.
