AI BriefingAMD Agrees to Acquire AI Chip Startup Taalas
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AMD has agreed to acquire the Canadian AI chip startup Taalas.
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AMD has agreed to acquire Taalas, a Toronto-based AI chip startup. The transaction amount was not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close after satisfying relevant conditions and receiving regulatory approval.
Founded in 2023, Taalas was established by former AMD employees and Tenstorrent leaders to develop technology that hardwires AI models directly onto chips. This technology aims to reduce compute and memory bottlenecks found in general-purpose architectures, thereby improving AI inference performance and efficiency.
Taalas has claimed it can launch new chips in approximately two months and implement models up to 1,000x more efficient than software-based approaches. AMD plans to integrate Taalas's technology into its existing and future products, expanding its investment in Canadian AI chip companies following its acquisition of Untether AI in 2025.
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