Hitachi and Intel announce strategic collaboration to accelerate AI transformation across key industries
Hitachi, Ltd. and Intel Corporation announced a strategic
collaboration to explore opportunities that advance physical AI, advanced
computing, and next-generation digital infrastructure across manufacturing,
energy, mobility and other critical industries. Through the collaboration, the
companies plan to combine Hitachi’s information technology (IT) expertise, deep
operational technology (OT) and product manufacturing knowledge with Intel’s
advanced computing capabilities and silicon-based platforms to develop
next-generation compute capabilities and industry solutions that help
organizations modernize operations, improve efficiency, and build more
intelligent, resilient infrastructure systems.
The
companies plan to work together across five strategic pillars-foundry tools,
quantum computing, energy optimization, custom silicon and edge-AI
applications, and factory automation-to create new solutions and optimize
existing processes.
In
the area of foundry tools, Hitachi gathers high-precision data generated from
its market leading metrology systems, dimension scanning electron microscopes
(CD-SEMs), as well as etching systems, on the integrated platform “ExTOPE.”
Leveraging physical AI, Hitachi uses that data to enable predictive diagnostics
and maintenance optimization, contributing to improved yield, shorter time to
market, and enhanced quality in semiconductor manufacturing. For quantum
computing, the collaboration will strengthen co-development efforts between
R&D teams of Hitachi and Intel, accelerating the advancement of quantum
technologies and creating new value. The partnership also aims to focus on
energy optimization. Hitachi’s HMAX Energy will be deployed within Intel’s fabs
to provide managed services for core power equipment, while Intel plans to
supply high-voltage silicon chips to further improve Hitachi’s power systems.
In addition, the two companies are exploring opportunities for collaboration in
custom silicon, edge-AI applications and factory automation, leveraging their
respective cutting-edge technologies.
“Building
on more than 40 years of trust with Intel, we are delighted to launch a
comprehensive strategic collaboration,” said Toshiaki Tokunaga, President &
CEO, Hitachi, Ltd. “As the emergence of Physical AI brings a significant impact
on our society, this collaboration will accelerate AI transformation across a
wide range of industries that support social infrastructure. By combining
Hitachi’s IT, OT, and products with Intel’s advanced computing capabilities, we
are well positioned to advance the deployment of AI in mission-critical social
infrastructure worldwide. We will also create new value in frontier fields such
as quantum computing.”
“The
coming wave of physical AI will transform the industrial edge of our economy
through new advances in robotics, autonomous machines, and other AI edge
devices,” said Lip-Bu Tan, CEO, Intel Corporation. “By combining Intel’s
advanced computing and AI capabilities with Hitachi’s deep OT expertise and world
class IT capabilities, we are uniquely positioned to help industries capture
the enormous opportunity represented by physical AI at industrial scale.
Together, we will accelerate the deployment of intelligent, real-world systems
and bring the benefits of AI to more businesses and industries around the
world.”
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