Subj : 'AMD should bite the bullet and buy them out' Intel reveals game To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Sep 06 2024 18:45:05 'AMD should bite the bullet and buy them out' Intel reveals game-changing technology for enterprise, but with its share price at its lowest in a decade, is it too little too late? Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:35:40 +0000 Description: Intel showcases its optical compute interconnect (OCI), the industry's first fully integrated bidirectional optical I/O chiplet. FULL STORY ====================================================================== At the recent Hot Chips 2024 symposium in Stanford, California, Intel highlighted its latest advancements in AI technology, covering data centers, cloud computing, edge, and PC applications. A key moment was the introduction of the industrys first fully integrated optical compute interconnect (OCI) chiplet, which is designed to enhance high-speed AI data processing. This is something the company has talked about previously . This new technology aims to improve AI data processing by offering increased bandwidth, lower power consumption, and better scalability for future computing infrastructures. The OCI chiplet, co-packaged with an Intel CPU, supports 64 channels of 32 Gbps data transmission over 100 meters of fiber optics. This innovation is intended to meet the growing demands of AI infrastructure, particularly in high-performance computing (HPC) and data centers. Advanced packaging Saeed Fathololoumi, a photonic architect at Intel, noted that the OCI chiplet is expected to address AI infrastructures growing demands for higher bandwidth, lower power consumption, and longer reach. Intel's approach to integrated optics, as highlighted in a slide shared with ServeTheHome , focuses on using silicon photonics to enhance Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). This involves advanced packaging for heterogeneous integration and close coupling of optical engines with hosts like XPUs, enabling the development of new systems and applications. Another slide, shown below, goes into further detail, showing how Intel's 4 Tbps (8 Tbps bi-directional) Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit (IC) supports both parallel and serial host interfaces, optimized for power efficiency and compact size. It includes features like ring modulators, Germanium photodetectors, and V-groove passive fiber coupling, making it ideal for high-volume silicon photonics platforms. (Image credit: Intel/Hot Chips) Pere Monclus, CTO of Intels Network and Edge Group, said, As AI workloads intensify, Intels broad industry experience enables us to understand what our customers need to drive innovation, creativity, and ideal business outcomes. The OCI chiplet is a key part of our strategy to meet those needs with groundbreaking technology. Intels emphasis on the OCI chiplet reflects its commitment to maintaining a leading position in technological innovation, even as it faces strong competition in the AI sector. While companies like Nvidia have seen significant growth driven by AI demand - reaching a market cap of $2.928 trillion - and AMD has increased its market cap to $240.44 billion, Intel has not experienced similar gains. Currently ranked 182nd by market cap at $94.24 billion, down from a peak of $502 billion in 2000, Intel is aiming to regain its competitive edge but might it be too little, too late? A comment under ServeTheHome s coverage makes an interesting suggestion: It is products like this that make me think AMD should bite the bullet and buy out Intel. Keep the networking and optical, keep the software, definitely keep the marketing dept, definitely keep the dept of unacknowledged product design/support dirty deeds. Sell off the CPU and GPU divisions, maybe somebody in the EU or South Korea wants them. More from TechRadar Pro Intel debuts crucial OCI chiplet tech that will boost AI performance Maybe TSMC should buy Arm Intel says its supercomputer broke the exascale barrier ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/pro/amd-should-bite-the-bullet-and-buy-out-them-inte l-reveals-game-changing-technology-for-enterprise-but-with-its-share-price-at- its-lowest-in-a-decade-is-it-too-little-too-late --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .