
Intel Funds SambaNova in AI-Hardware Partnership, Not a Buyout
Intel will participate in a roughly $350 million funding round for SambaNova, with SambaNova adopting Intel chips and hardware; this is a partnership, not a buyout, as Intel also pursues core simplification by moving toward a unified core design. SambaNova’s SN50 chip is touted to outperform some Nvidia benchmarks and can scale to 256 processors. The news helped INTC stock jump about 6%, while Wall Street has a Hold consensus with a price target around $48.21, suggesting modest upside.












