Exclusive: Nvidia challenger Arago tapes out first chip in a milestone move for semiconductor startup

Less than two years after launching, AI chip designer Arago has produced its first processors after it successfully completed its first tape-out, a notoriously challenging stage where a chip’s final design is sent to a semiconductor foundry for fabrication.

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