SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 26, 2026TechCrunch

Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference

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Microsoft launched its Maia 200 AI chip with over 100 billion transistors and 10+ petaflops performance to reduce inference costs. This custom silicon aims to decrease dependence on expensive Nvidia GPUs.

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