Nvidia to invest $5 bil. in Intel; companies will work together on AI infrastructure and PCs

NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia, the world's leading chipmaker, announced on Thursday that it's investing $5 billion in Intel and it will collaborate with the struggling semiconductor company on products. Nvidia and Intel will team up to work on custom data centers that form the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as well as personal computer products, Nvidia said in a press release. Nvidia said it will spend $5 billion to buy Intel common stock at $23.28 a share. The investment is subject to regulatory approvals. “This historic collaboration tightly couples Nvidia’s AI and accelerated computing stack with Intel’s CPUs and the vast x86 ecosystem — a fusion of two world-class platforms," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. "Together, we will expand our ecosystems and lay the foundation for the next era of computing." The two companies said they will work on “seamlessly connecting” their architectures. For data centers, Intel will make custom chips that Nvidia will use in its AI infrastructure platforms. while for PCs products, Intel will build chips that integrate NvidiaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times