Microsoft has created its own custom AI chip that can be used to train large language models and potentially avoid costly dependence on Nvidia. Microsoft is also building its own Arm-based CPU for cloud workloads.
READING NOW Microsoft announced Azure Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 processors: Here are the details
Microsoft’s Azure Maia AI chip and Arm-powered Azure Cobalt CPU arrive in 2024, following a surge in demand this year for Nvidia’s H100 GPUs, which are widely used to train and run generative vision tools and large language models. Both chips are manufactured on the “cutting edge process node” at TSMC, Microsoft said.
Microsoft Azure Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 introduced
These chips will appear “early next year” in Microsoft’s data centers, which will begin running Microsoft’s Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and other services. The question of how many chips will be used remains unanswered for now, but Microsoft said it is in the “early stages of deployment” with “first servers” online in data centers. Therefore, Nvidia and AMD solutions will continue to be used for a while.
On the other hand, Microsoft does not provide much information about technical specifications, making it difficult to compare new solutions with Nvidia and AMD options.
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