Microsoft is finally making custom chips — and they’re all about AI
Nov 15, 2023 · The rumors are true: Microsoft has built its own custom AI chip that can be used to train large language models and potentially avoid a costly reliance on Nvidia. Microsoft has also built its...
Microsoft and Intel strike a custom chip manufacturing deal - The Verge
Feb 22, 2024 · Intel will be producing custom chips, designed by Microsoft for Microsoft, as part of a deal that Intel says is worth more than $15 billion. Intel announced the partnership during its Intel...
3 ways Microsoft accelerates R&D for semiconductor …
May 20, 2021 · Here are three ways Microsoft helps silicon manufacturers develop more effective R&D. 1. Scalable silicon design. Silicon design depends on complex tools and a high-performance compute farm, which includes high-throughput NFS storage and dedicated network architectures.
Microsoft and Sony Semiconductor Co-Innovation Lab | Microsoft
Sony’s innovative imaging and sensing technology links with Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud AI services to create a powerful and convenient platform to the smart camera market. Through this platform, Sony (Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation) and Microsoft will support their partners and customers and help them fully utilize this ...
With a systems approach to chips, Microsoft aims to tailor …
Nov 15, 2023 · Microsoft unveils two custom chips, new industry partnerships and a systems approach to Azure hardware optimized for internal and customer workloads.
Microsoft and TSMC announce Joint Innovation Lab to accelerate silicon ...
Aug 24, 2020 · To continue this momentum, Microsoft launches the Joint Innovation Lab with TSMC to serve as a collaboration platform to best integrate cloud and EDA innovations, and help provide the semiconductor industry with the performance and cost effectiveness to accelerate time-to-market and optimize development cost to unleash product innovations.
Microsoft is Intel’s newest chip foundry customer
Mar 4, 2024 · Microsoft will use Intel’s most advanced process node 18A technology to manufacture an upcoming chip that the software maker designed in-house, the two companies disclosed at Intel’s Foundry Direct Connect event on Feb. 21.
Microsoft Inks AI Chip Manufacturing Deal with Intel
Feb 22, 2024 · Microsoft will rely on Intel to produce the new hardware based on Intel's 18A (1.8nm-class) process technology, a new design aimed at creating smaller and more energy efficient semiconductors.
$15 billion deal with Microsoft boosts Intel’s chipmaking vision
Feb 22, 2024 · Microsoft will design its own advanced semiconductor chip and use Intel Foundry to manufacture it, in a long-term deal worth up to US $15 billion.
Bringing Generative AI to Semiconductor and Electronics Design
Nov 15, 2023 · A multi-year collaboration between Synopsys and Microsoft brought hyperscale cloud and AI technology to EDA, including the collaboration to enhance chip development Synopsys Cloud leveraging Microsoft Azure.