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Microsoft plans to scale its own Maia AI chips to gigawatt levels
Microsoft plans to scale its own Maia AI chips to gigawatt levels by 2027
TL;DRMicrosoft building its own AI chips to power Azure and cut dependence on Nvidia.
Why it matters: Vertical integration could reduce AI infrastructure costs and shift power dynamics in the semiconductor market.
Microsoft will make its in-house Azure Maia chips the main AI inference system across its products starting in 2027, deploying them at multi-gigawatt scale. The upcoming Maia 300 should deliver 40 percent more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU systems. CEO Satya Nadella calls…
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