Broadcom ships latest networking chip to speed AI

FILE PHOTO: The Broadcom company logo is shown outside one of their office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake//File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Broadcom has begun to ship its latest networking chip that aims to speed AI, the company said on Tuesday.

The chip, called the Tomahawk 6, boasts double the performance compared with the prior version and other traffic control features that make the networking chip significantly more efficient, Ram Velaga, a Broadcom senior vice president, told Reuters in a Monday interview.