Intel plans $15 billion stock offering as AI demand accelerates

Intel announced a $15 billion common stock offering on Monday to support skyrocketing customer demand for artificial intelligence compute.

The chipmaker highlighted physical AI, purpose-built silicon and advance packaging among the major growth opportunities and said it will use the funding to support corporate needs, including capital expenditures and working capital,

Technology giants have shelled out trillions in recent years to meet insatiable AI demand and the unrelenting infrastructure buildout to support new compute capacity.

Several megacap tech companies boosted their capital expenditures on AI demand this earnings season, with spending on track to hit $765 billion this year and $1.2 trillion in 2027, according to estimates from Goldman Sachs. Amazon gave the highest guidance among the group this reporting period, citing the memory crunch.

The Intel announcement includes a 30-day option that would allow underwriters to buy an additional $2.25 billion in common stock.