Broadcom (AVGO) Takes on Nvidia with Its New Tomahawk Ultra Chip
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Both Broadcom and Nvidia are focused on 'scale-up' computing. This is a strategy where many chips are placed close together in order to work as one powerful system. Interestingly, though, Broadcom says that its chip has some major advantages. According to Ram Velaga, a senior VP at Broadcom, the Tomahawk Ultra can connect four times more chips than Nvidia's version. It also uses an improved version of Ethernet instead of a proprietary data transfer method, which could make it more flexible and easier to integrate into existing systems.
This is important because it can save companies time and money, thereby potentially making it a more appealing choice. What is interesting about Broadcom's new chip is that it took the firm's engineers about three years to design and was originally intended for high-performance computing. However, the company shifted its focus once it saw that the generative AI market was growing very fast. It is also worth noting that Broadcom's new chip is being produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) using a 5-nanometer process, and is already being shipped.
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