During a media roundtable in Bengaluru, Intel's Executive Vice President and General Manager for the Data Center and AI Group Sandra Rivera said that the company's talent in India is essential to all of its critical programs, including CPUs, GPUs, artificial intelligence, accelerators, and FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays). Intel has over 14,000 employees in India, of whom 3,000 are part of the company's Data Center and AI Group.

India is at a critical juncture in its semiconductor ambitions, as it seeks to attract manufacturing capabilities to the country. When asked if India can meet the moment, Rivera said, “Of course, India can meet the moment. This is a huge market; the number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) graduates that are coming out of Indian universities; the workforce; the growth of the middle class; the knowledge workers... we think it's a wonderful growth market and opportunity. So, there's absolutely no reason why India can't be a technology leader and a manufacturing leader in the world.”

Rivera stated that Intel sees an opportunity in the development of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), original design manufacturing (ODM), and electronics manufacturing industry in India. She also stated that those with whom they collaborate see an opportunity in India.

"They are investing in India, and we are investing alongside them." We work so closely with the environment...We believe that electronic manufacturing is a fantastic opportunity. We intend to invest in the ecosystem. "We'll be partnering with them to ensure that they can deliver products to market, and you'll see many of the multinational server and ODM companies coming here," Rivera said.