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Intel Corporation and Fortinet announced a strategic collaboration to co-develop the Fortinet Security Processor 6 (SP6), combining Fortinet’s expertise in purpose-built security processors with Intel’s advanced design, packaging, and manufacturing capabilities. The partnership aims to accelerate the development of SP6 while improving the resilience and diversity of Fortinet’s global supply chain for cybersecurity solutions. Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan emphasized the need for high-performance security infrastructure amid evolving threats, highlighting Intel’s role in enabling innovation through semiconductor leadership.

Fortinet’s CEO Ken Xie stated that the collaboration leverages Intel’s semiconductor technology and manufacturing expertise to strengthen Fortinet’s ASIC strategy, supporting organizations worldwide with enhanced security effectiveness and performance. The companies will integrate Fortinet’s leadership in security processors with Intel’s ecosystem IP and advanced packaging solutions tailored for AI and cost-sensitive applications. The goal is to produce a highly integrated security processor capable of meeting the performance demands of modern cybersecurity services.

The collaboration will explore further opportunities to deepen ties across semiconductor technology, manufacturing, and cybersecurity infrastructure, advancing Fortinet’s long-term ASIC roadmap. Expected outcomes include improved performance, richer security services, and strengthened supply chain assurance for customers globally. Intel designs and manufactures semiconductors that power modern computing, while Fortinet provides a portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade cybersecurity products used by more than half a million customers.

Fortinet’s threat intelligence arm, FortiGuard Labs, utilizes AI and machine learning to deliver protection and threat intelligence, supporting the collaboration’s focus on innovation. The partnership reflects a broader effort to enhance cyber resilience through combined expertise in semiconductor design and security processing, with no independent verification of third-party claims by Fortinet.