Meta is reportedly ready for its first internal AI training chip for implementation
The dedicated AI accelerator, made with TSMC, completed tape-out
Meta’s shift to custom silicon aims to reduce its dependence on nvidia -hardware
Like many of Nvidia’s highest consumption customers, Meta looks at cutting its dependence on the GPU manufacturer’s expensive AI hardware by producing its own silicon.
By 2024, the social media giant began advertising for engineers to help build their own advanced machine learning accelerators, and now, according to an exclusive report from PakinomistMeta is at the test stage for its first internal chip designed for training AI systems.