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Intel Xeon Processors Accelerate GenAI Workloads with Aible

Thursday, June 27th, 2024

In a significant advancement for the enterprise AI landscape, Intel and Aible have joined forces to offer groundbreaking solutions for running advanced generative AI (GenAI) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) use cases. This collaboration, which leverages the robust capabilities of Intel® Xeon® CPUs, promises to lower costs, enhance efficiency, and embed intelligence into enterprise applications.

Aible, known for its serverless generative AI and augmented analytics solutions, has optimized its technology to run seamlessly on multiple generations of Intel Xeon processors. This partnership encompasses engineering optimizations and a comprehensive benchmarking program, designed to demonstrate the superior performance of CPUs in handling sophisticated AI workloads. The result is a scalable and efficient AI solution that capitalizes on high-performing hardware to address the pressing needs of modern enterprises.

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Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Data Center & HPC
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Intel and Arm Join Forces to Empower Startups with the Emerging Business Initiative

Monday, April 1st, 2024

In an unprecedented move, Intel and Arm have announced the creation of the Emerging Business Initiative, a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at bolstering the startup ecosystem. This initiative marks a significant step forward in the companies’ commitment to fostering innovation and supporting the next wave of technological advancement.

Stuart Pann (right), Intel senior vice president and general manager of Foundry Services, greets Rene Haas, CEO of Arm, at the Intel Foundry Direct Connect event on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in San Jose, California. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

The Birth of the Emerging Business Initiative

The partnership was solidified through a memorandum of understanding, establishing the framework of the Emerging Business Initiative. This collaboration is a direct extension of the April 2023 multigeneration agreement between Intel and Arm, designed to empower chip designers to create cutting-edge, low-power compute system-on-chips (SoCs) utilizing the Intel 18A process technology.

Announced at the Intel Foundry Direct Connect event in San Jose, California, the initiative aims to provide startups with the necessary intellectual property (IP), manufacturing support, and financial resources. The focus is on encouraging the development of innovative devices and servers powered by Arm-based SoCs and manufactured by Intel Foundry, setting a new benchmark for industry collaboration.

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Tags: ARM, Intel, Startup
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Intel’s Oregon Investments Fuel US Silicon Innovation Leadership

Monday, October 23rd, 2023

Intel, one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers, is setting the stage for a revolution in the United States’ semiconductor industry with its significant investments in the state of Oregon. These investments are pivotal to Intel’s technology leadership goals and are part of the company’s broader strategy to invest more than $100 billion in the U.S. over a five-year period. As Intel’s commitment to Oregon deepens, the region is poised to become a global semiconductor R&D and manufacturing hub, reaffirming its status as the “Silicon Forest.” This article explores Intel’s plans, their significance, and their potential impact on the Oregon economy and the semiconductor industry in the United States.