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Microsoft rolls out next generation of its AI chips, takes aim at Nvidia's software

Maia 200 is 30% more cost-efficient than competitors and designed to run large AI models faster in Azure data centers, reducing Microsoft's Nvidia dependence.

  • On Jan 26, Microsoft unveiled Maia 200 in San Francisco, deploying it this week in the Iowa data center as `the most efficient inference system Microsoft has ever deployed`.
  • Tech giants are designing their own chips to cut reliance on NVIDIA, and Microsoft built Maia 200 to compete with Amazon Web Services and Google while addressing surging demand from generative AI developers.
  • Built on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s 3-nanometer process, Maia 200 contains over 100 billion transistors, delivers over 10 PFLOPS and around 5 PFLOPS , and links four chips per server with up to 6,144 chips wired together.
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The technological giant Microsoft presented this Monday Maia 200, the second generation of its artificial intelligence chip (IA) with which it seeks to reduce Nvidia's dependence and compete against Google and Amazon's in the cloud.

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Microsoft unveils latest AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia

Microsoft Corp. is rolling out its second-generation artificial intelligence chip, the centerpiece of the company's push to power its services more efficiently and provide an alternative to Nvidia Corp. hardware.

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