Intel continues its investment in China and formed another strategic relationship focused on the data center segment - with Tsinghua University (TU) and Montage Technology Global Holdings, Ltd. Together, the three parties will bring locally developed, indigenous solutions to meet specific requirements for data center infrastructure in China.

The rise of the digital services economy, often described as the 'Internet Plus' era in China, has resulted in tremendous growth of data centers and a diversification and proliferation of workloads. Intel serves this data center market in a variety of ways with the Intel Xeon processors and other silicon components. This includes collaborating with companies that combine standard Intel processors with other innovations to build solutions that address specific workloads and technology requirements.

TU is a research institution, with world-class capabilities in reconfigurable computing. Through our collaboration, TU will develop a reconfigurable computing processor (RCP) module and associated system software that will work with a standard Intel Xeon microprocessor to add capabilities that address specific local requirements. Montage Technology will commercialize the new products that use Intel Xeon processors and TU's RCP and deliver them to the Chinese market in 2017.

In 2015, Intel celebrated its 30th year operating in China. Over the last 30 years, the company says it has invested more than $7.5 billion USD in China. Some of the more recent investments include engagements with companies like Rockchip and Spreadtrum Communications targeting mobility markets with new capabilities.