Intel Corp. and its field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) subsidiary, Altera, have introduced a series of new chips and FPGAs aimed at expanding AI capabilities to the network Edge, including several Edge-optimized CPUs and GPUs and the Agilex 5 Series FPGAs.

Intel's new chips include the Core Ultra processors, which integrate Intel’s Arc GPU with a neural processing unit for improved performance on graphics-intensive workloads, Core processors for edge workloads with LGA socket flexibility, two new AI-enabling Atom processors, and Arc GPU for Edge. According to the company, all the chips above feature enhanced AI acceleration capabilities for improved performance at the edge.

Altera's Agilex 5 SoC FPGAs support AI capabilities without requiring dedicated AI accelerators and claim to offer 2x performance over the previous models. Further, these provide customization capabilities, which can be programmed using tools like Altera’s Quartus Prime software, FPGA AI Suite, and the Intel OpenVINO toolkit.