-
BWR 11: GTC and OFC
In this episode of the Byrne-Wheeler Report, hosts Joe and Bob discuss the latest developments in processors and interconnect, with a focus on data center infrastructure. Recorded shortly after major industry conferences GTC and OFC, the discussion offers an insider’s perspective on how the industry is racing to meet the demands of generative AI. The continue reading
-
Arm Chips Are Back, and This Time They Mean Business
Arm has entered the chip market with the AGI processor. Featuring 136 Neoverse cores and PCIe Gen6, it aims to outperform x86 servers by 2× per rack. continue reading
-
What the Heck is a Groq?
Groq was one of many companies to realize that GPUs suboptimally execute neural networks. But like other NPU companies, it also failed to anticipate how AI models were changing. Groq’s technical shortcomings, along with the software and other challenges NPU startups face, diminished its products’ appeal to most customers. In a reversal, the strength-weakness duality continue reading
-
Meta Bares MTIA Roadmap, Accelerates NPU Development
Tamping down speculation about the viability of its MTIA AI accelerator, Meta has disclosed its roadmap for the NPU family. The company is speeding up the pace at which it introduces new versions, revealing plans to deploy three designs this year and next after recently deploying its third-generation MTIA300. We believe the first MTIA (now continue reading
-
Byrne-Wheeler Report Discusses AI Deals, Broadcom and Nvidia Earnings
Joe and Bob discuss deals (Nvidia-Meta, AMD-Meta, Amazon-OpenAI, Nvidia-OpenAI), AI-chip startup funding (MatX, Taalas, HyperAccel, SambaNova, Ayar Labs), and earnings announcements (Nvidia, Broadcom). continue reading
-
New Funding and Chip Whisk SambaNova to its Next Stage
Hoary startup SambaNova has closed a $350 million Series E funding round, introduced the SN50 AI accelerator, and signed up SoftBank to deploy the new NPU. Following reports that Intel was considering acquiring the company, which Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan chairs, the beleaguered giant merely joined the funding round and signed a collaboration agreement. SambaNova continue reading
Popular
Sponsored Content and Plugs
- Slash Server Costs Without Hardware or Software Changes
- Ceva Boosts NeuPro-M NPU Throughput and Efficiency
- MEXT Helps IT Leaders Find the Sweet Spot
- Chips Act Backs Chiplets
- Arteris Expands NoC Offerings for AI Accelerators
Other Sites You Might Like
Read More
Amazon AMD Arm auto Broadcom business Cerebras Ceva consumer CPU data center DPU DSP edge AI embedded Epyc FPGA Google GPU Imagination industrial Intel interconnect Marvell MCU MediaTek Meta Microsoft MLPerf NPU (AI accelerator) Nvidia NXP OpenAI PC process tech Qualcomm Renesas RISC-V SambaNova SiFive smartphone SoftBank software Tenstorrent Tesla