<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p><span>Shares of Intel </span><span> rose more than 4% in premarket trading Tuesday as investors reacted to a new artificial intelligencefocused memory collaboration with a SoftBank-backed subsidiary. Intel said it will work with Saimemory, a unit owned by SoftBank (SOBKY) that was established in December 2024, to advance the commercialization of Z-Angle memory, a next-generation technology designed to deliver higher capacity, higher bandwidth, and lower power consumption for AI workloads.</span></p><p><span>SoftBank said the partnership is intended to support environments such as data centers that require large-scale training and inference of AI models, where efficiency and performance could be increasingly critical. The companies expect the first prototype to be created in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2028, which SoftBank referred to as fiscal 2027, with commercialization potentially beginning in fiscal 2029. Through the use of Z-Angle memory, Intel and Saimemory said they aim to enable higher-capacity data processing, improved performance, and reduced power usage, although the timeline remains tied to development progress.</span></p><p><span>The agreement represents the latest collaboration between Intel and SoftBank, following SoftBank's agreement in August to invest $2 billion in Intel as part of the chipmaker's turnaround efforts, a deal that was completed the following month. Market reaction extended beyond U.S. trading, with SoftBank shares rising more than 3% in Japanese trading overnight. For investors, the partnership could be seen as another signal that Intel is positioning itself more closely around AI infrastructure opportunities, though execution and eventual adoption will likely shape the longer-term impact.</span></p></div></div>

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<p>Shares of Intel rose over 4% in premarket trading following a partnership with SoftBank's Saimemory to develop Z-Angle memory technology for AI applications. This collaboration aims to enhance data processing efficiency in data centers, with prototypes expected by fiscal 2028 and commercialization by fiscal 2029. The partnership follows SoftBank's $2 billion investment in Intel, signaling Intel's focus on AI infrastructure. SoftBank shares also rose over 3% in Japan as a result of the news.</p>

- Shares of Intel rose over 4% in premarket trading following a new AI-focused collaboration with SoftBank's Saimemory.  
- The partnership aims to commercialize Z-Angle memory technology to enhance data processing efficiency in AI workloads, with prototypes expected by fiscal 2028.  
- The agreement signals Intel's commitment to AI infrastructure, which could influence investor sentiment despite uncertainties in execution and adoption.

Intel Shares Jump Over 4% on SoftBank AI Memory Partnership