tomshardware.com
2026-09-30
OpenAI's Jalapeño ASIC represents a paradigm shift in semiconductor design methodology rather than a mere performance milestone. The nine-month RTL-to-tapeout cycle, achieved by a small team leveraging OpenAI's proprietary agentic models (Codex, Sol, Astra), challenges the industry's entrenched 18-t
tomshardware.com
2026-08-26
OpenAI unveiled its first in-house chip, Jalapeño, co-developed with Broadcom, at Hot Chips, demonstrating superior performance over NVIDIA's GB300 GPU. The 700W chip achieved 1.5 to 1.9 times higher throughput per watt and 1.7 to 3.6 times lower latency than the 1,400W GB300, across benchmarks usin