US start-up to help Japan on AI chipsBloombergThe Japanese government-backed research group developing semiconductors is to partner with US start-up Tenstorrent Inc on the design of its first advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chip. However, Rapidus would need customers for its facility and Keller’s team sees Japan working to ensure both supply and demand. “What Japan is doing is they recognize that you can’t just build a fab and hope,” Tenstorrent chief customer officer David Bennett said in an interview. In Japan, the company is to work on AI chip designs with the government research group, known as Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC). Last year, Kishida met with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) to discuss AI regulation and infrastructure.

Source: Taipei Times February 28, 2024 03:39 UTC