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

OpenAI is pushing ahead on its plan to reduce its reliance on Nvidia for its chip supply by developing its first generation of in-house artificial-intelligence silicon.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Industry sources said OpenAI plans to send its finalized chip design to TSMC in the coming months, Reuters reported Monday. Sources said this will be the ChatGPT creator’s first in-house chip, marking a move away from its reliance on Nvidia. The process of sending a final chip design to a fab is called “ taping out .”