HCL Tech-Arm Partnership on Semiconductors: A semiconductor designed for a specific task is referred as custom silicon chip.
The HCL-Arm partnership will enable semiconductor manufacturers, system OEMs and cloud services providers to enhance the computing efficiency of their data centre environments.
IT major HCL Tech on Monday said it has partnered with Arm, a British semiconductor and software design company, to work on custom silicon chips that support AI-driven business operations.
A semiconductor designed for a specific task is referred as a custom silicon chip.
“The partnership will bring market solutions that enable semiconductor manufacturers, system OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and cloud services providers to enhance the computing efficiency of their data centre environments,” HCLTech said in a statement.
HCLTech has preferential access to Neoverse CSS as a member of Arm Total Design, an ecosystem that brings together industry leaders to accelerate frictionless delivery of Armbased custom silicon chips, it added.
Ameer Saithu, Executive Vice President, Engineering and R&D Services, HCLTech, said, “HCLTech’s collaboration with Arm will contribute to the development of industry-leading custom AI silicon solutions that will revolutionize the way AI workloads are addressed in data centre environments.”
HCLTech will utilise Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems (CSS) to help clients minimise development risks and deliver innovative, market-customized solutions geared towards improved performance and scalability for AI workloads, according to the statement.
