Lenovo to manufacture servers in India, opens R&D facility in Bengaluru

Lenovo announced on Tuesday (September 17, 2024) it will start making AI servers at its plant in South India. The laptop-maker also opened a R&D lab in Bengaluru. The lab will focus on developing advanced server technologies, the company said.

The China-based company aims to make 50,000 AI rack servers and 2,400 graphic processing unit (GPU) servers that are built especially for AI-related tasks that are compute-heavy at its plant in Puducherry.

“This development marks a significant step toward achieving both Lenovo’s and the Indian government’s ‘AI for All’ vision,” said Amar Babu, President – Asia Pacific, Lenovo. “We remain committed to driving India’s growth as an innovation hub by expanding our global manufacturing footprint and harnessing the strength of Indian talent and the industry ecosystem for technology R&D.”