Chip maker unveils next generation AI accelerator
The new chip promises a meaningful efficiency gain over the current generation, with samples shipping to partners this quarter.
A major chip maker has unveiled its next generation AI accelerator, promising a meaningful efficiency gain over the current generation, with early samples already shipping to key cloud and lab partners ahead of a wider release.
What changed in this generation
The company pointed to a new memory architecture as the main driver of the efficiency gain, alongside process node improvements that had been broadly expected across the industry.
Every generation promises the efficiency gain that finally makes the economics work. This one has more independent validation behind it than most.
