OpenAI and Broadcom to finalize custom AI processor in the coming months say industry sources

OpenAI expects to finalize its first custom AI processor design in the coming months and send it to TSMC for production, aiming for large-scale manufacturing by 2026, reports Reuters. OpenAI follows its rivals from Google, Meta, and Microsoft, so to remain competitive in terms of costs, it needs its own custom processors earlier rather than later.

The custom silicon OpenAI will create for AI processors is expected to feature a so-called systolic array design, a grid of identical processing…