Qualcomm in Talks to Acquire Jim Keller’s AI Chip Startup Tenstorrent
Qualcomm is in early talks to buy Jim Keller’s Tenstorrent to expand its AI chip capabilities and challenge Nvidia in data center and edge AI. Intel is also interested.
Qualcomm is in early talks to buy Jim Keller’s Tenstorrent to expand its AI chip capabilities and challenge Nvidia in data center and edge AI. Intel is also interested.
The upgrade is driven by strong GPU growth potential and AMD emerging as a key second supplier in the AI chip market.
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