Graphcore

Graphcore builds the complete AI compute stack, from silicon through to datacenter infrastructure, including processors and software optimised for machine intelligence. The company's flagship product, the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), is a processor designed specifically for machine intelligence; Graphcore also became the first company in the world to bring a Wafer-on-Wafer AI processor to market. Software and AI teams optimise popular AI models on the platform to lead the market for performance, efficiency and usability.

The work spans semiconductor design, silicon engineering, AI processor architecture, Wafer-on-Wafer chip technology, AI software tooling, model optimisation and high-performance computing. Teams are cross-disciplinary, bringing together semiconductor, software and AI experts to tackle difficult problems in AI computing. Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

Graphcore is a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group and is backed by significant long-term investment, which supports long-horizon research and development work. The company describes its mission in terms of a future in which people live healthier, fairer, more informed and more sustainable lives, and of democratised intelligence from which everyone can benefit. It states that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, its products and the future of artificial intelligence.