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As Intel continues to try to turn itself around, it\u2019s CEO promised that the company will start producing a new type of chip, one that has been made very popular by rival Nvidia.<\/p>\n
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced that it will start producing graphics processing units (GPUs) at the Cisco AI Summit<\/a> on Tuesday. GPUs are more specialized processors, compared to the CPUs Intel traditionally produces, and are used for gaming and tasks like training artificial intelligence models.<\/p>\n TechCrunch reached out to Intel for more information.<\/p>\n The project will be overseen by Kevork Kechichian, the executive vice president and general manager of Intel\u2019s data center group, according to reporting from Reuters<\/a>. Kechichian was hired in September among a slew of new engineer-focused hires<\/a>.<\/p>\n Intel also hired Eric Demmers for the effort in January. Demmers was previously at Qualcomm for more than 13 years, most recently serving as a senior vice president of engineering.<\/p>\n This initiative seems to be in relatively early stages as Tan said the company plans to develop its strategy around customer demands and needs.<\/p>\n While Nvidia didn\u2019t invent the GPU, that specific kind of chip has played a large role in its success. Its GPUs for AI systems are so advanced and popular, the chipmaker currently holds a commanding market lead<\/a>.<\/p>\n Techcrunch event<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoston, MA<\/span> It\u2019s interesting to see Intel expand into this area now as Tan said the company would be consolidating and focusing on its core businesses<\/a> when he took the helm as CEO last March. While GPUs are still semiconductors, of course, this is still a notable expansion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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