OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman traveled to Taiwan to meet with TSMC and Foxconn about artificial intelligence initiatives, according to the Taiwan Economic Daily. The visits centered on the Stargate project and OpenAI's development of custom AI chips. Foxconn will supply rack-scale solutions for Stargate, a $500 billion venture building data centers with OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank.
Altman discussed AI chip manufacturing with TSMC after OpenAI hired engineers from Google's tensor processing unit team. The company plans to design its own chips rather than co-develop them with Broadcom. TSMC's 3-nanometer process may be used for production by 2026, marking the first major custom chip effort from a technology company to challenge Nvidia's market position.
Altman discussed AI chip manufacturing with TSMC after OpenAI hired engineers from Google's tensor processing unit team. The company plans to design its own chips rather than co-develop them with Broadcom. TSMC's 3-nanometer process may be used for production by 2026, marking the first major custom chip effort from a technology company to challenge Nvidia's market position.
