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OpenAI and Broadcom discuss $18B custom chip financing deal
OpenAI and Broadcom are negotiating an $18B deal for Broadcom to finance initial custom AI chip production, contingent on Microsoft purchasing roughly 40% of the output.
Anissa Gardizy / The Information: Sources: OpenAI and Broadcom discuss terms for Broadcom to finance initial custom chip production for ~$18B, conditioned on Microsoft buying ~40% of the chips — When OpenAI and chip designer Broadcom announced last fall that they would make custom artificial intelligence chips together, they positioned it as a done deal.
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