In a major expansion of their strategic collaboration, Intel Corp. (INTC) and Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) have announced a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar co-investment in custom chip designs. This collaboration aims to enhance customer workloads and accelerate the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Under this expanded partnership, Intel will manufacture an AI fabric chip for AWS on Intel 18A, which is the company's most advanced process node. Additionally, Intel will produce a custom Xeon 6 chip on Intel 3, leveraging their existing partnership in producing Xeon Scalable processors for AWS.

Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger, expressed his confidence in the strength of their process technology and the resulting differentiated solutions that will benefit customer workloads. Gelsinger also highlighted the potential for Intel's chip design and manufacturing capabilities, when combined with AWS's widely adopted cloud, AI, and machine learning services, to drive innovation and support the growth of both businesses while establishing a sustainable domestic AI supply chain.

AWS CEO, Matt Garman, emphasized their commitment to delivering powerful and innovative cloud infrastructure to customers. He reflected on the companies' long-standing collaboration, which dates back to 2006 when AWS launched the first Amazon EC2 instance with Intel chips. Garman expressed excitement about the joint development of next-generation AI fabric chips on Intel 18A, enabling customers to run any workload and unlock new AI capabilities.

The extended collaboration between Intel and AWS also demonstrates their shared commitment to accelerating semiconductor manufacturing in the United States and fostering an AI ecosystem in Ohio. Intel plans to construct leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the New Albany area, while AWS is set to invest $7.8 billion in expanding its data center operations in Central Ohio.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine praised the collaboration between Intel and AWS, highlighting the positive impact on U.S.-based manufacturing and Ohio's position as a leader in AI. DeWine also acknowledged Intel's dedication to U.S. manufacturing and AWS's significant investment in the state, totaling $10.3 billion since 2015.

With over 18 years of partnership, Intel and AWS have been pivotal in helping organizations of all sizes develop, build, and deploy mission-critical workloads in the cloud. This collaboration has enabled cost reduction, increased security, accelerated business outcomes, and scalability to meet computing requirements. Moving forward, both companies intend to explore further chip designs based on Intel 18A and future process nodes, including Intel 18AP and Intel 14A, where Intel's Ohio facilities are expected to play a role. They also plan to migrate existing Intel designs to these platforms.

Disclaimer: This news article contains forward-looking statements based on Intel's expectations regarding the co-investment framework and its potential impact. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Readers are advised to review Intel's disclosures for a comprehensive understanding of such risks and uncertainties.

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