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Google reportedly taps AMD to design next-generation TPU
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Google has teamed up with AMD to develop one of its 10th-generation TPUs, according to a note by SemiAnalysis (via Sean ).
Key facts
- Furthermore, they are hearing that in some cases a 1:1 ratio of CPUs to accelerators is optimal, so the future of AI may be way more CPU-heavy than they think
- Analysts at SemiAnalysis believe Google may be interested in AMD's CPU cores for CPU-heavy workloads
- AMD's involvement would be the first real involvement in a custom AI ASIC project, despite having a custom silicon team
- Hence, Google might need something only a CPU maker like AMD could provide, including CPU IP, programmable logic, interconnects, or certain advanced packaging know-how
Summary
Ryzen to the top: How AMD innovated in the gaming CPU market. "Market chatter suggests is working with AMD on a TPU project in the v10 generation," a SemiAnalysis note for clients cited by Sean reads. Having developed nine generations of its proprietary AI accelerators (with Broadcom acting as actual silicon designer) and possessing extensive expertise in accelerator architecture, Google hardly needs AMD to design a conventional TPU. Of these, the CPU angle is particularly noteworthy.