Microsoft Plans a Multi-Gigawatt Maia Expansion and Over a Million Custom AI Chips
Microsoft unveiled Maia 300 — promising 40% more tokens per megawatt — and signaled plans to deploy over a million of its own chips as inference moves in-house starting 2027.
Microsoft is going big on custom silicon. The company announced a multi-gigawatt expansion of its Maia AI chip program alongside Maia 300, which it says will deliver 40% more tokens per megawatt than its predecessor, as reported by @MisterSnowCrash. Separately, @SexyTechNews noted Microsoft plans to deploy over a million of its own AI chips.
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