L&T Semiconductor Technologies and IBM announce plans to collaborate on processor technology innovations

L&T Semiconductor Technologies on Tuesday said it is looking to collaborate with IBM to design advanced processors at the inaugural Semicon India 2024 event. The company said the scope of this work could include processor design for edge devices and hybrid cloud systems, as well as for areas like mobility, industrial, energy, and servers.

Under this collaboration, IBM and L&T Semiconductor Technologies said they anticipate focusing on innovation, functionality, and performance to enable reliable, secure, and scalable compute for a range of applications. They said this work would be supportive of India’s ambition to create semiconductor technologies that are competitive in the global market.

“This is one of the most exciting times in the history of technology, specifically India’s semiconductor tech ecosystem. Semiconductors are changing how all industries operate and reimagining how conventional architecture is being designed and used. The goal of our work with IBM is to harness our cutting-edge semiconductor design technology and IBM’s advanced processors to forge next-gen technology products,” Sandeep Kumar, CEO, L&T Semiconductor Technologies said in a statement.

The company said that the relationship between the companies emphasises a shared focus to revolutionize the design and development of advanced processors adhering to regulatory standards and creating competitive products for global markets.

While L&T Semiconductor Technologies is targeting to build a semiconductor portfolio of smart devices across multiple verticals, IBM is known to drive innovation in silicon and processor development, both independently and with an ecosystem of partners.

“Our collaboration with L&T Semiconductor Technologies would be part of our continued commitment to enhance India’s digital transformation and economic growth through advanced AI processor design and solutions. Leveraging our collective strengths and advanced capabilities, we are dedicated to working with key public and private collaborators to advance what’s next in semiconductor and processor design technologies,” Mukesh Khare, General Manager, IBM Semiconductors and Vice President, Hybrid Cloud Research at IBM said.

This past spring, IBM announced a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), an autonomous scientific society of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), to collaborate on the creation of a joint working group to accelerate processor design and manufacturing for High Performance Computing (HPC) in India.