Broadcom Launches Next-Generation Low-Power AI Chip to Support High-Speed Optical Networks


Patrick Chi, president of Broadcom, predicts that as large model vendors intensify their competition for computing power, Anthropic and OpenAI will surpass Google to become the top two core customers for Broadcom's AI ASIC business. Anthropic is expected to become the largest XPU custom chip customer by 2027 to 2028, followed closely by OpenAI in second place.
Samsung and Broadcom have reached a long-term deep cooperation, covering the entire supply chain of memory chips, foundry, and advanced packaging. It is expected that by 2030, the scale of cooperation will break through $200 billion, marking that AI chips have entered a stage of 'design plus manufacturing' deep integration. The core technology is Broadcom's ASIC custom design capabilities combined with Samsung's manufacturing. The two companies will jointly tackle challenges in sub-2nm process technology and HBM high-bandwidth memory fields.
Meta is accelerating its self-developed AI chip initiative, collaborating with Broadcom and TSMC to develop a processor codenamed "Iris," expected to enter mass production in September 2026. The chip is the core of the MTIA project, having passed initial testing, aiming to optimize platform recommendations and generative algorithms, reduce data center costs, and gradually reduce reliance on third-party GPUs.
The Beijing Space Computing Innovation Center was officially unveiled on June 29th in Zhongguancun, marking a new phase of practical collaboration in China's space computing power industry. The center adopts a 'company + alliance' dual-model approach, operated by TianSuan XingLian Technology, with core responsibilities including overcoming common technology challenges, aiming to promote the development of cutting-edge space computing power.
Baidu's AI chip company, Kunlun Chip, is advancing its plan to go public in Hong Kong, with a target valuation of $50 billion. As a core component of Baidu's AI hardware ecosystem, its listing not only marks a milestone in its capitalization but also injects new variables into the global AI computing power competition. Kunlun Chip has launched multiple generations of self-developed cloud AI chips, which have drawn significant attention from the industry.