Intel’s strategy to build out its FPGA processor business continues apace. Today the company announced that it was acquiring Omnitek, a company based out of England that has developed FPGA solutions specifically geared to video and AI applications. . Terms of the deal are not being disclosed but from what I understand the price is not material to Intel. Omnitek has been around since 1998 and has raised almost no funding. Intel will be picking up Omnitek’s 40 employees — all based out of Basingstoke, England — along with the rest of Omnitek’s business, which included over 220 FPGA IP cores and accompanying software. The link for this article located at TechCrunch is no longer available. . Intel's acquisition of Omnitek enhances FPGA capabilities for multimedia and AI use cases, underscoring progress in technological innovations.. FPGA Solutions, Video Processing, AI Technologies, Intel Acquisition, Omnitek Technologies. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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