April 6 (Reuters) - Broadcom said ⁠on Monday it has signed a long-term agreement with ⁠Google to develop and supply future generations of custom ‌artificial intelligence chips and other components for the company's next-generation AI racks through 2031. The chip firm also signed a deal with Anthropic to provide the ​AI startup access to about 3.5 gigawatts ⁠of AI computing capacity ⁠drawing on Google's AI processors, starting in 2027. Demand for custom chips such as Google's tensor ⁠processing units (TPUs), used for AI workloads, has surged ​in recent years ‌as businesses seek alternatives to Nvidia's pricey graphics processors. TPU sales have become a crucial growth ⁠engine of Google's cloud revenue as ​it seeks to prove to investors that its AI investments are generating returns. Anthropic said it trains and runs Claude on a range of ​AI hardware, including Amazon Web Services' ‌Trainium, Google TPUs, and Nvidia GPUs.

Source: The Star April 07, 2026 21:44 UTC