Intel announced that leading server manufacturers have adopted Intel Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) acceleration in their server lineups. This demonstrates the primary use of reprogrammable semiconductor chips that increase the speed of mainstream applications in modern data centers. Intel FPGA provides the flexibility and speed to handle diverse workloads ranging from analytics to financial services.

Intel FPGA enables OEM customers to properly balance accelerator-based performance and operational efficiency for a new range of Intel Xeon Scalable Processor-based servers. Leading server manufacturers Dell EMC and Fujitsu plan to integrate a complete Intel hardware and software stack into individual products comprising Intel Programmable Acceleration Cards equipped with Arria 10 GX FPGA and Intel Acceleration Stack for Intel Xeon Scalable Processors equipped with FPGA.

Kenichi Sakai, President and General Manager of the Data Center Platform Business Unit at Fujitsu, stated, "We are very pleased to partner with Intel to provide high-performance data centers to our customers. We have begun adopting Intel Programmable Acceleration Cards equipped with Arria 10 GX FPGA with our PRIMERGY servers and priority customers, and through the benefits of FPGA acceleration, operators can achieve scale, performance, and adaptability while addressing operational cost constraints."

Reynette Au, Vice President of Marketing for Intel's Programmable Solutions Group, said, "By having Dell EMC and Fujitsu deliver the power and flexibility of Intel FPGA for mainstream server products, we have opened a new chapter in data center computing. By providing the benefits of hardware performance in a software development environment, customers and partners can now create rich-performance solutions at any scale."

The availability of servers supporting FPGA acceleration demonstrates the rapid growth of Intel Programmable chips. The acceleration stack provides a software development environment that enables a broad developer community to leverage FPGA performance and flexibility.