Intel, Google multiyear deal expands Xeon + custom IPUs amid CPU bottlenecks, positioning Intel to regain AI data center share

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS: Intel® Xeon® processors to continue powering Google Cloud infrastructure across AI, inference and general-purpose workloads Expanded co-development of custom ASIC-based infrastructure processing units (IPUs) to improve efficiency, utilization and performance at scale Collaboration reinforces the central role of CPUs and IPUs in modern, heterogeneous AI systems SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 9, 2026 – Intel … The post Intel, Google Deepen Collaboration to Advance AI Infrastructure appeared first on Newsroom.

Intel and Google have expanded their partnership to advance the use of artificial intelligence-focused central processing units and to develop custom infrastructure processors, as shifting use of AI drives renewed ‌demand for traditional computing chips.