Exclusive-OpenAI set to finalize first custom chip design this year


FILE PHOTO OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken March 11 2024. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken, March 11, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - OpenAI is pushing ahead on its plan to reduce its reliance on Nvidia for its chip supply by developing its first generation of in-house artificial-intelligence silicon.

The ChatGPT maker is finalizing the design for its first in-house chip in the next few months and plans to send it for fabrication at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, sources told Reuters. The process of sending a first design through a chip factory is called "taping out."

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