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Topic: ai-chips

A 450-millimeter silicon wafer held up by a semiconductor industry analyst
Markets
Wednesday, 8/19, 09:52 PM

Marvell surges after Google takes a $12.2 billion warrant in a custom-chip deal

  • Marvell Technology shares jumped as much as 13% on Wednesday after the chipmaker granted Google a warrant to buy roughly 59 million of its shares, tied to a custom-silicon agreement that runs to 2033.
  • Broadcom, Google's longtime custom-chip partner, fell on the news as investors weighed what the deal means for its marquee customer relationship.
A computer graphics card (GPU)
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What Is a GPU, and Why Does AI Run on One?

  • A chip built to draw video-game graphics now sits at the center of the AI boom — and explains why Nvidia became one of the world's most valuable companies.
  • Here's how a GPU works, and why artificial intelligence depends on it.

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