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OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is Big Tech’s spiciest move away from Nvidia
June 26, 2026
OpenAI said it is building a custom inference chip called Jalapeño with Broadcom, adding itself to a growing group of Big Tech companies designing hardware to reduce reliance on Nvidia. The move matters because it signals a broader shift away from single-supplier risk in AI infrastructure, even as Nvidia remains dominant in the market.
Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending.   OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with Broadcom, joining Google, Apple, and SpaceX in a growing list of companies building their way out of single-supplier risk. The goal is less of a […]
Source: techcrunch.com