By Stephen Nellis
Publication Date: 2025-11-19 13:03:00
Item 1 of 2 A switching chip, manufactured by Menlo Micro, an Irvine, California-based company, and used by Nvidia to test and validate its AI chips, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis
[1/2]A switching chip, manufactured by Menlo Micro, an Irvine, California-based company, and used by Nvidia to test and validate its AI chips, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis Purchase Licensing Rights
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Menlo Micro on Wednesday said they have used technology from the startup to dramatically speed up the testing of AI chips, easing a significant production bottleneck.
The world’s most valuable listed company and the central player in the AI boom has been working to iron out kinks in its processes as it works to feed seemingly insatiable demand for its chips.
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It reports earnings after market close on Wednesday, with analysts expecting sales growth of 56% to $56.9 billion, LSEG data showed. Even so, with valuations of AI companies sky-high, investors are watching for any signs of a bursting bubble.
Nvidia has sold millions of artificial intelligence chips, each of which has to be tested before sale by placing it on a specialized circuit board designed to determine whether it meets design goals such as speed and other functions.
Whereas the AI chips are cutting edge, however, many of the chips in the circuit boards for testing them are decades old. That makes testing the AI chips, which…
