Google commits to using future generations of Intel chips in data centres
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The news: Intel announced on Thursday that Google has committed to using multiple generations of its Xeon processors and other chips in its AI data centres, expanding the companies’ multiyear agreement.
The context: The deal will see the search engine customise Intel’s infrastructure processing units (IPUs), which handle networking, security and storage, across its data centres.
Intel explained that IPUs handle tasks traditional managed by CPUs, unlocking greater compute capacity and allowing cloud providers to scale more efficiently.
The companies did not provide a timeline for the agreement nor did they disclose financial terms.
While Intel had been struggling to keep pace with the rapidly changing trends across AI technologies, its 10% stake sale to the US government in August last year, followed Nvidia’s commitment to buy a USD5 billion stake in the US chip maker, has seen Intel’s share price almost triple over the past 12 months.
What they said: “Intel has been a trusted partner for nearly two decades, and their Xeon roadmap gives us confidence that we can continue to meet the growing performance and efficiency demands of our workloads”, said Amin Vahdat, SVP and chief technologist, AI Infrastructure, Google.
“AI is reshaping how infrastructure is built and scaled,” said Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel. “Scaling AI requires more than accelerators — it requires balanced systems. CPUs and IPUs are central to delivering the performance, efficiency and flexibility modern AI workloads demand.”
The source: Intel
