Intel CEO says company will make GPUs, popularized by Nvidia

By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on Tuesday said the company plans to build graphics processing units (GPUs), the category of chip ​popularized by Nvidia. "I just hired the chief GPU architect, and he's very good. ‌I'm very delighted he joined me," Tan said, claiming that it took some persuading. Qualcomm executive Eric Demmers last ‌month went to Intel, a move first reported by industry publication CRN and later confirmed by Demmers on LinkedIn. In an interview ...