US EditionMicrosoft's Next-Gen AI Chip Production Delayed to 2026, The Information Reports
- Microsoft’s AI chip Braga's mass production is delayed to 2026, expected to underperform Nvidia’s Blackwell chip released in late 2024.
- Underlying the pushback, OpenAI-requested design changes caused instability and staff resignations, yet Microsoft stuck to original deadlines, delaying the chip’s development.
- Microsoft's Maia 100, developed since 2019 and revealed in 2023, remains in internal testing and is expected to underperform Nvidia’s Blackwell chip, according to sources.
- Nvidia’s AI chips maintain dominance, while Microsoft, Google, and Amazon seek to cut reliance on Nvidia hardware amidst delays and underperformance.
- Beyond the immediate delay, Microsoft's planned chips—Braga, Braga-R, and Clea—aim for 2025–2027, with competitiveness per watt expected only with Clea in 2027.
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Microsoft's installation in its own hardware for artificial intelligence (IA) has suffered a great deal of weather. The development of its first IA chip of new generation faces delays, rightly due to the requirements of its...
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Microsoft's next-gen AI chip production delayed to 2026, The Information reports
Microsoft's next-generation Maia AI chip is facing a delay of at least six months, pushing its mass production to 2026 from 2025, The Information reported on Friday, citing three people involved in the effort. When the chip, code-named Braga, goes into production, it is expected to fall well short of the perf
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