Intel Foundry signs up Wipro to accelerate innovation in AI chip design

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Wipro Limited on February 21 announced an expanded collaboration with Intel Foundry to accelerate chip design innovation.

As the key design services and alliance partner, Wipro will work with Intel Foundry to accelerate the development of Intel’s most advanced process nodes, including the Intel18A process node.

The global AI chip market is expected to average a compounded growth rate of 38 percent annually from 2023 to 2032, according to a press release.

This collaboration between Wipro and Intel Foundry is designed to address the rising demand for AI chip manufacturing as companies race to roll out generative AI-enabled products.

Atul Kapur, vice-president and business head for HiTech at Wipro Limited, said that the collaboration with Intel Foundry marks a significant step towards Wipro becoming a part of the semiconductor industry. "This creates opportunities for Wipro and supports chip supply and chip manufacturing. Together, with Intel, we will deliver silicon devices to our clients with proven industry-standard flows and process technologies from Intel Foundry. We will be targeting new startup markets, especially in the Gen AI space, helping our clients further shorten the time to market."

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"We are delighted to have Wipro join us and demonstrate their readiness for our platforms at Intel Foundry Direct Connect. Wipro has a long history of delivering value across a range of industries, and we are excited to partner with them for the benefit of our mutual global customers,” Rahul Goyal, vice-president and general manager for product and design ecosystem enablement at Intel Foundry, said.

On February 20, in a move towards advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, Wipro announced the launch of the Wipro Enterprise AI-Ready Platform. This innovative service is designed to provide businesses with the tools to construct their own enterprise-level, fully integrated, and tailored AI environments.