Graphcore is a semiconductor company that builds the complete AI compute stack, from silicon design through to datacenter infrastructure. Its core product is the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), a processor purpose-built for machine intelligence workloads. The company was the first to bring a Wafer-on-Wafer AI processor to market, positioning it at the leading edge of AI hardware development.
Engineering work at Graphcore spans semiconductor engineering, silicon design, AI processor architecture, and software engineering. The company operates globally and is actively expanding its teams across multiple locations. It is backed by significant long-term investment, which supports its ambitions in a capital-intensive industry.
The company frames its mission around advancing AI compute in ways that could contribute to healthier, fairer, and more sustainable outcomes. Graphcore states that it aims to bring what it describes as democratized intelligence - AI capabilities accessible to a broad range of users and applications.
