However, Google has not reduce ties with Broadcom, the chip designer it has labored with solely on the AI chips over the previous a number of years, the report stated, citing an worker on the San Jose-based firm.
Google, MediaTek and Broadcom didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ requests for remark.
Like Nvidia, Google additionally designs its personal AI server chips, which it makes use of for inner analysis and growth and likewise rents out to cloud prospects.
This method offers Google a aggressive edge within the AI race by decreasing its reliance on Nvidia, whilst rivals like Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Meta Platforms have seen a surge in demand for Nvidia chips.
Late final yr, Google rolled out its sixth-generation TPU in a bid to provide itself and its Cloud prospects a substitute for Nvidia’s chips, that are probably the most sought-after processors within the business.
Google selected MediaTek partly as a result of the Taiwanese agency has a powerful relationship with TSMC and fees Google much less per chip in comparison with Broadcom, the Information report added.
Google spent between $6 billion (roughly Rs. 51,952 crore) and $9 billion (roughly Rs. 77,929 crore) on TPUs final yr, based on analysis agency Omdia, primarily based on Broadcom’s goal for AI semiconductor income final yr.
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