OpenAI, Samsung deepen next-gen chip and AI ties
The moves comes as OpenAI develops its own chips and expands ties with South Korean suppliers.
OpenAI is exploring the possibility of producing some of its processors through a collaboration with Samsung Foundry, according to a report by Reuters. General Manager of OpenAI Korea, Harrison Kim, revealed that OpenAI plans to outsource production of at least some of its AI accelerators to Samsung Foundry, alongside its existing partnership with TSMC.
This double-sourcing strategy implies a substantial demand for processors. OpenAI already has its own AI ASIC program, with the first-generation Jalapeño accelerator already in mass production at TSMC. The company's second-generation inference ASIC is nearing the end of its development stage, suggesting it could be produced at Samsung Foundry as well.
Samsung and Broadcom signed a strategic partnership worth over $200 billion through 2030 to collaborate on advanced foundry, memory, and packaging technologies for AI infrastructure, which could facilitate OpenAI's potential move to Samsung Foundry. While Tesla is known to double-source its AI chips to ensure supply-chain resilience, OpenAI's needs may differ based on the silicon intensity and target applications of its processors.
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