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Intel Abandons Software Defined Silicon Project Amid Struggles

2/9/2026

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Intel has discontinued its Software Defined Silicon initiative, known as Intel On Demand (SDSi), per Phoronix.
The project aimed to monetize features on Xeon processors but failed to gain traction.
Intel archived the SDSi GitHub repository and removed related web pages, leaving only a few documents.
There are no plans for consumer CPUs in the near future.

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Story summary

Intel has discontinued its Software Defined Silicon initiative, known as Intel On Demand (SDSi), per Phoronix.
The project aimed to monetize features on Xeon processors but failed to gain traction.
Intel archived the SDSi GitHub repository and removed related web pages, leaving only a few documents.
There are no plans for consumer CPUs in the near future.