Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September
In a bid to lower its GPU costs amid an unprecedented component shortage, Meta is on track to start making the latest versions of its AI-specific chip in September, Reuters reported, citing an internal memo.
At least one chip sailed through its testing phase in about six weeks, the memo said. Meta is working with Broadcom on the chip design, however it will use Taiwan’s TSMC to manufacture them. It is also buying RAM from Samsung, storage from Sandisk, and fiber optic equipment from Sumitomo Electric, according to the report.
Meta detailedthe four new chips, developed under its Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) program, in March, some of which are currently in deployment or will be this year or next. The company is taking a modular approach to designing these chips, anticipating that their needs will change as AI evolves rapidly by the time the chips are...
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