Tenstorrent Teams Up with Samsung to Produce Next-Gen AI Chiplets Amid Fierce Market Competition
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Canadian startup Tenstorrent, specializing in AI processors, has joined forces with Samsung’s chip manufacturing division to produce the "next generation of AI chiplets." The partnership will involve Samsung’s advanced SF4X process and 4nm architecture. This collaboration follows a $100 million funding round for Tenstorrent led by Samsung and Hyundai. The announcement comes amidst intense competition in the AI chips market, currently dominated by Nvidia. However, Nvidia is facing increased scrutiny from regulatory authorities both in France and the U.S.
Tenstorrent, a Canadian startup known for manufacturing artificial intelligence (AI) processors, has announced a new alliance with the chip production division of Samsung. Made public on the second of October, the collaboration seeks to introduce the "next generation of AI chiplets to market," as stated by Tenstorrent, which specializes in creating chips and intellectual property (IP) for data centers. The partnership will utilize Samsung’s sophisticated SF4X process and 4nm technology to manufacture their upcoming chips. According to Tenstorrent, the output of this collaboration will be a chiplet, designed to be integrated with other chiplets in a single package. Tenstorrent's CEO, Jim Keller, emphasized that the objective of this development is to generate "high performance compute" solutions and distribute them globally.
In August, a $100 million funding round for Tenstorrent was led by Samsung and auto corporation Hyundai. These funds are earmarked for accelerating the production and design of AI chiplets, supporting product development, and charting a course for machine learning software.
The synthesis with Samsung is happening amidst the intense competition to develop the most potent AI chips to facilitate advanced AI systems. Currently, Nvidia stands as the market frontrunner in chip manufacturing, owing to the power of their available chips. The chip-giant's value briefly peaked over $1 trillion earlier this year in the throes of an AI hype. Still, Nvidia has recently faced scrutiny from French antitrust authorities leading to a raid on Nvidia offices in consideration of the cloud computing sector. However, EU antitrust regulators have not initiated a formal investigation into AI chips, as reported by Reuters on October 2.
In the United States, governmental authorities are actively seeking oversight of the industry and imposed a ban on Nvidia's high-level tech exports to China in October 2022, with measures tightened in recent months. As a US-based enterprise, Nvidia must obey US regulations and sanctions. Furthermore, the US has recently entered a multibillion-dollar agreement with Vietnam, a long-standing trade associate of China and erstwhile US opponent, concerning AI chips and AI technology.
Published At
10/3/2023 11:58:17 AM
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