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OpenAI and Broadcom unveil Jalapeño, an LLM-optimized inference chip developed from design to manufacturing tape-out in nine months, aided by OpenAI's models (OpenAI)

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OpenAI and Broadcom have unveiled Jalapeño, a custom inference chip optimized for large-language-model (LLM) workloads. The chip was designed, manufactured, and tape-out completed in nine months, a process accelerated by using OpenAI’s own models. Jalapeño is intended for large-scale LLM inference and represents the first AI processor jointly developed by the two companies.
Written from all 7 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·OpenAI and Broadcom unveil Jalapeño, an LLM-optimized inference chip developed from design to manufacturing tape-out in nine months, aided by OpenAI's models (OpenAI)
- The Next Web·OpenAI built its own AI chip. The target is Nvidia.
- The Verge·OpenAI reveals its first AI processor: Jalapeño
- TechCrunch·OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
- VentureBeat·OpenAI unveils first custom AI inference chip, Jalapeño, with Broadcom — and its development was sped-up with OpenAI's own models
- Engadget·Jalapeño is the first AI chip from OpenAI and Broadcom
- Ars Technica·OpenAI and Broadcom announce chip designed for LLM inference at scale
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