AMD and the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) to Collaborate on the Future of AI Compute
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AMD and France's Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on advancing next-generation AI computing architectures. The partnership aims to develop energy-efficient systems for handling intensive AI workloads across various sectors including energy and medicine.
The collaboration will focus on technological advancements in next-generation AI compute infrastructure. Both organizations plan to host a symposium in 2025, bringing together European stakeholders, global technology providers, startups, supercomputing centers, universities, and policymakers to foster collaboration on AI computing technologies.
This initiative reinforces AMD's commitment to international collaborations that accelerate AI innovation, promote sustainability, and strengthen cooperation between U.S. and European research institutions.
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- Strategic partnership with major French research institution strengthens AMD's position in European AI market
- Potential development of new energy-efficient AI computing architectures
- Expansion of international research and development opportunities
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— Technology leaders explore research partnership to advance next-generation AI computing architectures —
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) of France to collaborate on the advanced technologies, component and system architectures that will shape the future of AI computing. The collaboration will leverage the strengths of both organizations to push the boundaries on energy-efficient systems needed to support the world’s most compute-intensive AI workloads in fields from energy to medicine.
Through this initiative, AMD and CEA will engage in a structured collaboration, focused on technological advancements on next generation AI compute infrastructure. AMD and CEA also are planning a symposium on the future of AI compute in 2025 that will convene European stakeholders and global technology providers, startups, supercomputing centers, universities and policy makers to accelerate collaboration around state-of-the-art and emerging AI computing technologies.
“AI computing continues to drive innovation across industries, and international collaboration is critical to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible," said Ralph Wittig, Corporate Fellow and head of research, AMD. "Through this collaboration with CEA and leading French engineers, we aim to bring cutting-edge AI research closer to real-world applications by advancing system architectures that meet the demands of tomorrow’s AI workloads, while growing the joint research and development opportunities between the U.S. and France.”
“CEA is committed to driving innovation in AI computing by advancing next-generation technologies opening the road for disruptive architectures that balance performance and energy efficiency. Our collaboration with AMD represents a significant step toward fostering international cooperation in high-performance computing, bringing together world-class expertise to address the growing demands of AI workloads," said Julie Galland, Director of the Technological Research division at CEA, "By combining CEA’s research leadership with AMD’s cutting-edge technology, we aim to develop breakthrough solutions that will shape the future of AI computing in Europe and beyond."
This effort underscores the AMD commitment to fostering international collaborations that accelerate AI innovation, making AI more inclusive and sustainable, and strengthening cooperation, in particular, between the United States and European research institutions.
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