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Loihi 2 neuromorphic chip is a direct bet on non-von-Neumann AI circuits; Gaudi AI accelerators show dual-track hardware investment at this exact intersection.

Owns Loihi (neuromorphic) and ran a quantum research program with QuTech; uniquely positioned to co-design quantum-enhanced synaptic elements with its existing neuromorphic stack.

Intel's Silicon Photonics division faces acute thermal management challenges in co-packaged optics; thermal-photonic co-design is a documented internal priority as chip densities rise.

Loihi neuromorphic chip program explores memristive and electrochemical synapse substrates alongside spiking neural network AI; active funder of academic work in this space.

Intel Labs has active silicon photonics and neuromorphic (Loihi) programs; positioned to combine photonic interconnects with neural inference at datacenter scale.