Intel India, which committed Rs 1,100 crore to expand its R&D presence in India with the recent announcement of SRR4 facility in Bengaluru, is working closely on new technologies in the country, including artificial intelligence.
AI is an integral part of Intel’s strategy globally and in India, and the SRR4 campus, with approximately 620,000 sq feet of space, will continue to be used for designing products and solutions that accelerate the adoption of technologies such as 5G and AI in the country.
The company continues to strengthen its technical expertise in the country with local engineers, and through its engagement with the government and private sector here, as it recently announced the training of 9,500 developers, professors, and students across 90 organisations.
According to Ravishankar Kuppuswamy, Vice President, Programmable Solutions Group General Manager, Engineering, at Intel, the company has come a long way since its establishment of sales office in 1988.
“We are doing silicon development, software development, and platform development at our R&D centre, so we have a matured presence in India,” Kuppuswamy said.
When asked about a comparison with the ecosystem that Intel developed in Israel, which had a cascading effect on tech development there, he said that different countries cannot be compared directly.
He also pointed out that the word solution includes silicon hardware design/validation, firmware, middle ware utilities and customer-centric software development.
“This means building capability with respect to silicon, platforms, boards and packages. Ultimately, this means marrying the assets across hardware and software to create the best user experience,” he said.