On April 17, 2024, Intel Labs unveiled the Hala Point, a cutting-edge neuromorphic chip system designed to enhance energy-efficient AI processing.

The Hala Point features 1.15 billion neurons and is capable of performing up to 20 quadrillion operations per second, marking a substantial improvement over Intel's previous neuromorphic technology.

Equipped with 1,152 Loihi 2 processors, the Hala Point system achieves more than 380 trillion synaptic operations and over 240 trillion neuron operations per second in a six-rack-unit data center chassis.

The system operates with exceptional efficiency, delivering over 15 trillion 8-bit operations per second per watt.

Intel is collaborating with Sandia National Laboratories to apply the Hala Point system for optimizing complex problems and pursuing advanced brain-scale computing research.

This neuromorphic system is anticipated to facilitate significant advancements in AI applications for scientific and engineering challenges, logistics, and smart city infrastructure management.