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Intel unveils new type of network accelerator chip
Intel describes its IPU as an evolution of the SmartNIC with intelligent processing. Getty Images
Intel on Monday expanded its network processor roadmap with the announcement of the Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU). Think of it as the next step in the SmartNIC market, because Intel does.
The announcement was made at the Six Five Summit 2021, where Navin Shenoy, the head of Intel s Data Center Group, announced its intention to create the new processor family specifically for cloud workloads.
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The big picture: The overall CPU market saw the largest year-over-year increase in shipments in the last 25 years, with Intel gaining some x86 market share in the desktop space while losing some of its grip on the server segment to AMD and its Epyc CPU series.
Intel is stuck between a rock and a hard place, with the first being the dominating force of Arm in the mobile space and the second being an ambitious AMD that has gradually shed its underdog skin to become a serious contender in desktop and laptop CPUs, and an increasingly competitive rival in the data center as well. The Lisa Su-powered AMD saw a record first quarter with almost double the revenue compared to the period last year.
Strong PC chip sales help Intel beat forecasts, but data center revenue tanks
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Chipmaking giant Intel Corp. beat market expectations on earnings and revenue today thanks to strong sales of personal computer chips as it delivered its first quarterly financial results under new Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger.
The company’s first-quarter sales were essentially flat, however, and its profit fell from the same period one year ago, sending its stock down more than 2% after-hours.
Intel reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.39 per share on revenue of $19.7 billion, down 1% from a year ago. Still, that easily beat analysts’ targets of earnings of $1.15 per share on revenue of $17.86 billion.
PC market soars, driving Intel s revenue and profits unexpectedly higher
Tech giant expects PC market to grow further, but just more slowly Credit: Dreamstime
Outgoing Intel CEO Bob Swan previously told PCWorld that he was worried that, when the pandemic hit, PC sales would drop off a cliff. As Intel’s fourth-quarter earnings revealed, the exact opposite occurred.
Intel reported $5.9 billion in profits and $20 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020, with profits down by 15 per cent and revenue essentially flat. But those numbers far exceeded analyst expectations, and the PC was primarily the cause.
“Fourth-quarter revenue exceeded prior expectations by $2.6 billion driven by record PC-centric revenue, with PC unit volumes up 33 per cent year-over-year led by record notebook sales,” Intel said in a statement in advance of a conference call with analysts on Thursday afternoon. In a related presentation for Wall Street analysts, Intel broke down the PC