OpenAI will partner with Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC to produce its custom-design, AI processor in the next few months, according to a new report. Although details of the processor are still almost non-existent,

According to sources referenced by Reuters, the company is apparently in the final months of finalizing the design for the in-house chip, with plans for the chip to be sent for fabrication at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. this year. The same report claims that OpenAI is aiming to have the chip in mass production by 2026.

This custom chip is part of OpenAI’s strategy to strengthen its infrastructure and negotiating position with chip suppliers, namely NVIDIA, as rising costs and demand for AI hardware push companies to