Alternatives to Intel
The top Data Center companies similar to Intel, ranked by relevance (named competitors first, then how closely their sectors overlap) and our 0-100 AI-readiness score. Each links to a full profile with funding and team.
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DustPhotonics62Data CenterYokneam Illit, Israel$82.0MSilicon photonics technology for hyperscale data centers and AI applications.
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NVIDIA Corp83Professional VisualizationSanta Clara, United States$4.1BGlobal technology company renowned for its GPUs, SoCs, and APIs, driving advancements in AI, gaming, and high-performance computing.
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Broadcom83SemiconductorsPalo Alto, United States$143.1BBroadcom is a global technology leader designing, developing, and supplying semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.
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Nvidia82HardwareSanta Clara, United States$4.0BGlobal leader in GPUs and AI hardware, powering data centers, gaming, and autonomous systems.
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Celestial AI72NeocloudSanta Clara, United States$505.0MMarvell Technology is a global leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, enabling the movement, processing, storing, and securing of the world's data.
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Hailo70Edge ComputingTel Aviv, Israel$425.0MHailo develops AI processors for edge devices, enabling on-device generative AI.
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eSilicon66SemiconductorSan Jose, United States$100.0MCustom silicon design and manufacturing for advanced networking and data center applications.
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SiFive66AI ChipSan Jose, United States$774.9MDesigns and licenses RISC-V based custom processor cores and IP for diverse applications.
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Next Silicon65ComputingTel Aviv, Israel$235.0MRethinking compute architectures for future processing needs with novel VLSI designs.
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Efficient Computer62SemiconductorsPalo Alto, United States$60.0MDevelops low-energy AI processors with spatial dataflow architecture for extended device operation.
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Autotalks62SemiconductorSan Diego, United States$75.0MQualcomm is a global leader in wireless technology innovation, developing and commercializing foundational technologies for mobile and other industries.
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Ventana Micro Systems61AI ChipCupertino, United States$70.4MDeveloper of high-performance RISC-V CPU cores and chiplets for data centers and AI.
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FuriosaAI60AI ChipSeoul, South Korea$405.0MSouth Korean semiconductor company designing AI accelerator chips and software for LLMs and multimodal AI.
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Biren Technology57AI HardwareShanghai, China$1.1BDevelops high-performance AI accelerators and computing solutions for intelligent data centers and edge devices.
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Touch56SemiconductorSan Jose, United States$80.0MTouch develops advanced semiconductor solutions for immersive and interactive experiences.
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Kneron52Edge AISan Diego, United States$167.0MFull-stack edge AI solutions enabling on-device AI inference with integrated hardware and software.
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Piris Labs51Artificial IntelligencePalo Alto, USA$15.0MReplacing copper data center interconnects with photonic CXL to break the GPU memory wall.
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Cambricon43AI ChipBeijing, China$568.5MCambricon designs and develops AI chips and solutions for various applications.
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Develops chip-scale multiwavelength laser technology for AI data-centre optical interconnects and high-precision sensing.
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Mobileye78AutomotiveJerusalem, Israel$1.4BGlobal leader in autonomous driving technology and ADAS chips, providing vision-based sensing and AI software for vehicles worldwide.
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Rivos36AI ChipSanta Clara, United States$873.1MRivos is a semiconductor startup developing high-performance RISC-V based processors for data centers and AI workloads.
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BrainChip54AI HardwareLaguna Hills, United StatesPioneers edge AI with neuromorphic computing, offering complete AI solutions from silicon to software.
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Kalray48AI ChipGrenoble, FranceA semiconductor company focused on the development of software and hardware solutions for a wide variety of applications.
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Enlightra62AI HardwareSan Jose, United States$15.0MDevelops scalable, extreme-bandwidth optical interconnects for data centers and AI clusters using comb laser technology.
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UniFabriX47StorageSan Jose, United StatesRedefining data center elasticity with runtime-reconfigurable hardware via CXL.
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Avicena60AI HardwarePalo Alto, United States$50.0MAvicena develops microLED interconnects for AI data centers, enabling ultra-low power, high bandwidth chip-to-chip optical connections.
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Crossbar was a startup developing advanced non-volatile memory technology.
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Optalysys57AI HardwareYork, United Kingdom$30.9MDevelops optical co-processing accelerators for high-speed, energy-efficient computation.
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DeepCube55ComputingTel Aviv, Israel$7.0MSoftware-based inference accelerator to improve deep learning performance on existing hardware.
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AMD40SemiconductorSanta Clara, United StatesDesigns and manufactures high-performance microprocessors and graphics processors for computing and data center markets.
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Enosemi54Chip DesignSanta Clara, United States$1.6MAMD is a global semiconductor company designing high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies.
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Quantum Motion49Quantum ComputingLondon, United Kingdom$181.0MSilicon transistor-based quantum computing.
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Casela Technologies49SemiconductorSan Jose, United States$15.0MGlobal semiconductor laser company specializing in high-performance laser solutions for silicon photonics.
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Developing optical interconnect technology for high-performance AI infrastructure.
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Ranovus60AI HardwareOttawa, CanadaDesigns and manufactures high-density, low-power optical interconnect solutions for AI and cloud infrastructure.
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Mellanox Technologies75SemiconductorYokneam, Israel$100.0MHigh-performance InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions for data centers.
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The safety chip for autonomous robots. 40 patent applications. EU AI Act ready. Un-bypassable hardware safety.
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NeoLogic59SemiconductorSan Jose, United States$48.0MNeoLogic develops novel Quasi-CMOS technology to reduce transistor counts in digital cores.
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Banias Labs42SemiconductorTel Aviv, IsraelSemiconductor company developing ultra-high speed communication infrastructure with physical layer security.
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Graphcore56AI ChipBristol, United Kingdom$854.0MDesigns AI-specific processors (IPUs) for machine learning and AI workloads.
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Luminate Security55Software Defined (SD)San Jose, United States$14.0MGlobal technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.
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Alcyon Photonics53Photonic Integrated CircuitsMadrid, Spain$434KSpanish startup designing high-performance photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and IP.
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Quintessent52AI Hardware & ChipsPalo Alto, United States$23.5MDeveloping quantum-dot lasers and optical amplifiers integrated into SiPho-based PICs for chip-to-chip communication.
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Chain Reaction51CryptographicSan Jose, United States$70.0MAccelerating compute performance for blockchain and privacy technologies with custom hardware.
- TETerafab50AI ChipAustin, United States$55.0B
A planned semiconductor fabrication plant by Elon Musk's companies to produce advanced AI chips for terrestrial and space applications.
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Rockley Photonics is developing integrated silicon photonics solutions for sensing and communication applications.
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Designs and markets MEMS-based silicon photonics chips for fiber optic access to the cloud.
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Telecommunications company developing silicon photonics solutions for high-speed communication.
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EDWATEC44Photonic Integrated CircuitsZurich, Switzerland$2.9MSwiss high-tech startup developing rare-earth ion-doped photonic integrated circuits for optical communication.
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Arm Holdings plc77Semiconductor DesignCambridge, United Kingdom$35.9BDesigns and licenses CPU cores and related technologies for semiconductors, powering most mobile devices and increasingly AI infrastructure.
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Enablence36Photonic Chip DesignOttawa, Canada$49.3MDesigns and manufactures advanced photonic semiconductor chips for optical transceivers, LiDAR, and high-performance applications.
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Mellanox35Communication EquipmentSunnyvale, United States$259.1MProvider of Ethernet and InfiniBand interconnect solutions for servers and storage.
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Super Micro Computer Inc.73AI HardwareSan Jose, United States$7.0BGlobal leader in application-optimized total IT solutions for AI, cloud, and enterprise data centers.
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OpenLight provides an open silicon photonics platform integrating lasers onto silicon for high-performance optical transceivers and co-packaged optics.
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Aquantia54SemiconductorFremont, United States$70.0MHigh-speed Ethernet solutions for data centers and enterprise networks.
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HyperLight49PhotonicsCambridge, USA$80.0MLeading Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) Photonics Company
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Cambridge Photon Technology48Photonic Chip DesignCambridge, United Kingdom$20.7MDevelops advanced photonic technologies for high-speed data transmission and sensing applications.
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Silicom22SemiconductorFort Lauderdale, United StatesHigh-performance networking and data infrastructure solutions for server-based systems and cloud providers.
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Vector Photonics13AI HardwareLiverpool, United KingdomDevelops advanced photonic integrated circuits for high-speed data transmission.
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Neural Magic62ComputingBoston, United States$50.0MSoftware for efficient and performant machine learning execution in production.
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