Intel expands in India, unveils new design and engineering centre

 

Intel expands in India, unveils new design and engineering centre

 

Intel, the world’s largest maker of computer processors, is expanding its design and engineering footprint in the country. Unveiling chip giant Intel’s new facility in India. India’s digital economy reach dollar 1 trillion. Intel on Friday unveiled a centre with 453,000 sq feet spread over two towers which accommodate 2000 employees. It will help advance cutting-edge design and engineering work in clients, data centres, graphics, artificial intelligence, automotive segments and IoT (Internet of Things), where devices communicate with each other intelligently. Union minister of state for electronics and information technology, visited Intel’s Bengaluru campus on Friday to unveil the new state of the art facility.

The centre features facilities including IoT based systems like desk booking platforms, an interactive kiosk for occupancy status and floor layouts, and real time room occupancy indicators. One floor of 70,000 square feet is dedicated to high tech R&D labs for silicon design and validation purposes. The facility sports a host of employee amenities such as over 50 video-enabled conference rooms, phone booths, collaboration spaces, breakout zones, and lounge areas.

Intel has the largest design and engineering operations outside the US, with facilities in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. It has nine such design and engineering centres in India, which include eight in Bengaluru and one in Hyderabad. The Santa Clara, California-based company said it had invested over $8 billion in India to date and continued to expand its R&D and innovation footprint in the country. Its workforce in India has increased to about 14,000.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said India’s consumption of semiconductors was expected to cross $80 billion by 2026 and $110 billion by 2030. Modi urged the industry to make India a global hub for semiconductors.