Overview
- CEO Lip-Bu Tan said Intel plans to build GPUs, a category popularized by Nvidia and used widely for AI.
- The GPU effort is overseen by data center chip chief Kevork Kechichian, Tan told Reuters.
- Tan said he hired a chief GPU architect, and Qualcomm executive Eric Demmers recently joined Intel after CRN’s report was confirmed on LinkedIn.
- Tan said a couple of customers are engaging heavily with Intel Foundry, focusing on the 14A node with volume manufacturing likely ramping later this year.
- Tan described a tight memory market for AI infrastructure and said he expects no relief until 2028.