Exclusive-ByteDance developing custom CPU chips to support AI rollout, sources say
The TikTok parent is pursuing Arm and RISC-V designs as Intel and AMD raise prices 10% to 35%, Reuters reported.
- On Thursday, a Reuters report indicated ByteDance is developing custom central processing units to power data centres for its expanding AI infrastructure, pursuing two parallel architecture tracks.
- Supply constraints and rising costs for server CPUs prompted the shift, as Intel and AMD raised prices by 10% to 35% in recent months, with Intel warning Chinese customers of six-month delivery lead times.
- ByteDance is pursuing two parallel design tracks based on Arm and RISC-V, with the latter increasingly favored in China as a strategic-autonomy alternative to SoftBank-owned Arm IP.
- Earlier this week, the firm reached an agreement with Qualcomm to supply millions of application-specific integrated circuits for AI data-centre "inference," helping bring its own ASIC design to production.
- ByteDance's 2026 AI-infrastructure budget reportedly grew 25% to $29.4bn, placing it alongside global hyperscalers like Alphabet's Google, Amazon, and Microsoft that are also developing custom CPUs.
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