Intel Unveils New Server Chips

Intel announced a new range of server chips aimed at maintaining its dominance over one of the most profitable segments of the semiconductor industry, according to Bloomberg.

The company introduced 90 different versions of the Xeon processor aiming to expand the type of work its most lucrative model can handle. At the top end, the Xeon Platinum 9200 will have 56 processing cores. The largest U.S. chipmaker is trying to reassure customers, particularly big spenders such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft, that its products can continue to deliver performance gains and are better suited to their evolving needs.

New designs are important at a time when Intel is struggling to improve manufacturing, after decades of industry leadership. Rival AMD has new chips that are beginning to grab sales, and large data center owners are experimenting with designing their own chips.

The new Xeon processors have built-in elements that help with AI work, Intel said. They’ll also have links to a new type of memory Intel invented, called Optane. That storage technology is designed to improve the flow of information for processors to work on, a crucial element to speeding up computer performance.