Nvidia lays out plan to create new kind of data centre chip

Nvidia chips have long been used to improve video game graphics, but in recent years they have helped to speed up artificial intelligence tasks such as image recognition. — Reuters

Nvidia Corp on Oct 5 laid out a multi-year plan to create a new kind of chip for data centres, aimed at siphoning off more functions from its chief rival Intel Corp.

Models with limited features will debut in months, while full-fledged versions are planned within two years, Nvidia said in a press briefing. Server companies such as Dell Technologies and Lenovo Group Ltd plan to integrate them into their machines, it added.