US EditionByteDance Targets AI Chip Production, Negotiates with Samsung for Manufacturing
- ByteDance is developing an AI chip and negotiating with Samsung Electronics for manufacturing, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
- The company plans to produce a minimum of 100,000 units of the chip this year, with potential ramp-up to 350,000 units, as reported by one of the sources.
- ByteDance aims to spend over 160 billion yuan on AI-related procurement this year, with more than half allocated to purchasing Nvidia chips, according to one of the sources.
- Negotiations with Samsung also involve access to memory chip supplies, as stated by one of the sources, amid a global AI infrastructure build-out.
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ByteDance Negotiates With Samsung for Custom AI Chip Production To Secure Supply and Reduce Reliance on External Providers | 📲 LatestLY
ByteDance is reportedly collaborating with Samsung to manufacture a custom AI inference chip, targeting production of 100,000 units in 2025. This strategic move, codenamed SeedChip, aims to mitigate the impact of US export controls and reduce reliance on Nvidia. The company plans to spend CNY 160 billion on AI development this year. 📲 ByteDance Negotiates With Samsung for Custom AI Chip Production To Secure Supply and Reduce Reliance on Externa…
According to the Chinese TikTok parent company ByteDance, insiders work on their own chip for artificial intelligence (AI) and negotiate production with Samsung Electronics. The aim is to secure the supply of high-performance processors. ByteDance wants to produce at least 100,000 units of the chip this year, said two people familiar with the matter of the news agency Reuters. The aim is to obtain first sample copies by the end of March. A spoke…
They would like to receive the first samples by March, and they would produce 100,000 of the chips this year.
The TikTok parent company ByteDance wants to challenge the competition with its own AI chips. Talks with Samsung could bring the breakthrough – but the competition is not sleeping.
ByteDance reportedly in talks with Samsung on chip development amid US Nvidia curbs
China's ByteDance is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) chip and is in talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture it, reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, as the TikTok parent seeks to secure a supply of advanced processors.
ByteDance targets AI chip production, negotiates with Samsung for manufacturing
ByteDance, a Chinese internet technology company is developing an AI chip and is in talks with Samsung to manufacture it. The work would mark a milestone for ByteDance, which has long sought to develop chips to support its AI workloads.
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