Wipro Limited has unveiled an extended partnership with Intel Foundry to expedite chip design innovation, with a focus on advancing Intel's cutting-edge process nodes, notably the Intel18A process node. This collaboration comes amidst projections of a 38% annual growth in the global AI chip market from 2023 to 2032. The aim is to meet the surging demand for AI chip manufacturing, particularly in heavy industries like automotive, industrial, and telecommunications sectors.

Atul Kapur, Vice President & Business Head – HiTech at Wipro Limited, expressed the significance of this collaboration in positioning Wipro within the semiconductor industry. By combining Wipro's design services expertise with Intel Foundry's manufacturing capabilities, the partnership seeks to deliver Gen AI-driven designs and foundry services, empowering clients to drive innovation and shorten time-to-market cycles, especially in emerging startup markets within the Gen AI space.

Rahul Goyal, Vice President & General Manager, Product & Design Ecosystem Enablement at Intel Foundry, welcomed Wipro's participation, highlighting Wipro's readiness and value proposition across industries. Leveraging Wipro's $1B investment in the ai360 ecosystem and expertise in areas such as DDR, HBM, PCIe, among others, coupled with Intel Foundry's user-friendly adoption process, the collaboration aims to streamline time-to-market and provide significant benefits to clients in design verification and physical design processes.