Intel and Google expand AI infrastructure partnership with Xeon CPUs and custom IPUs

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Intel and Google Deepen Collaboration to Advance AI Infrastructure with Xeon CPUs and Custom IPUs

April 9, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

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Intel® Xeon® processors to continue powering Google Cloud infrastructure across AI, inference and general-purpose workloads Expanded co-development of custom ASIC-based infrastructure processing units (IPUs) to improve efficiency, utilization and performance at scale Collaboration reinforces the central role of CPUs and IPUs in modern, heterogeneous AI systems

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and Google today announced a multiyear collaboration to advance the next generation of AI and cloud infrastructure, reinforcing the critical role of CPUs and custom infrastructure... More