Intel India unveiled its new state-of-the-art facility in Bengaluru. With nearly 4.53 lakh sq. ft of space spread across two towers Ecospace Business Park, this place can accommodate 2,000 employees thus expanding its R&D presence. Inaugurated by Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the presence of Nivruti Rai, Country Head, Intel India & Vice President, Intel Foundry Services, and eminent leaders from the government and industry, this facility helps in advance cutting-edge design and engineering work in client, data center, IoT, graphics, artificial intelligence, and automotive segments.
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship at the inauguration said, “In order to enable India’s aspiration to become a trillion-dollar digital economy by 2025, it’s imperative for the country to accelerate the pace of digitalization with focus on innovation and engineering excellence across semiconductor product design, including hardware and software. Intel’s critical contributions and relentless quest to advance innovation in design and engineering in India over the past two and half decades highlight the design opportunity India offers to the world. The inauguration of Intel’s new state-of-the-art design facility in Bengaluru is a testament of its commitment to contribute towards bolstering India’s technology leadership.
Nivruti Rai, country head of Intel India and vice president of Intel Foundry Services said, “At Intel, we are focused on creating and enabling world-changing technology that improves the life of every person on earth. With significant contributions to Intel’s technology and product leadership, Intel India continues to accelerate innovation in design and engineering. This new state-of-the-art center in Bengaluru offers an amazing environment for our employees to innovate while they enjoy the energetic and collaborative vibes in the workplace. This also helps in furthering our contributions and capabilities across leadership products that enable customers’ innovation and growth.”
One floor of 70,000 sq. ft is dedicated to high tech R&D labs for silicon design and validation purposes. This is Intels largest design and engineering centre outside the US.