IBM unveils chip for AI-driven world

IBM on Tuesday unveiled a chip that is designed for the new Artificial Intelligence-powered world that requires crunching of humongous amounts of data at high speeds to get the most accurate results. Called POWER9, it uses some of the latest technologies, resulting in two significant advantages: one, increased bandwidth, and two, ability for main processors and accelerators to work coherently and simultaneously on data. Stating that it is a one of its kind in the industry, Dipankar Sarma, distinguished engineer, Linux Technology Center, IBM Systems, said the new chip doubles the bandwidth by which one can get more data really fast. "We significantly increase the ability to process data; five to 10 times faster," he said. He spoke of two applications.