Microsoft unveils first AI chip, Maia 100, and Cobalt CPU

How much of a hardware company is Microsoft?

Competition is good! More competition is better! Better computer chips are  very critical for AI.

Microsoft unveils first AI chip, Maia 100, and Cobalt CPU | ZDNET Microsoft follows in the custom silicon footsteps of Google's TPU and Amazon's Graviton.

With 105 billion transistors, Azure Maia 100 is "one of the largest chips on 5-nanometer process technology," says Microsoft