Application-specific integrated circuits

Jensen Huang was BFFs with everyone in Silicon Valley this year, becoming the only person to walk across all three conference stages of Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Why? Because everyone needs his GPUs to power their AI dreams.Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayGraphics Processing Units were once only coveted by PC gamers looking to max out their home setup, but now they’re the crown jewel of the most lucrative tech companies in the world. It’s a unique position to be in, but how did Jensen Huang get here? And what…

Microsoft has a lot riding on AI, so much that it’s reportedly developing its own superpowered chip designed specifically for training and running its sophisticated chatbot systems. This chip, code-named “Athena,” would need Olympus-sized power to channel all of Microsoft’s ambitions in the AI arena.Warning! Microsoft Wants ChatGPT to Control Robots NextOn Tuesday, The Information reported based on two anonymous sources with direct knowledge of the project that Microsoft’s upcoming Athena chip has been in the works since…