Microsoft takes a swing at Nvidia with first in-house AI silicon chip “Maia 100”: All you need to know

Microsoft at its annual Microsoft Ignite conference announced Maia 100, its first homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) chip. It is a custom-designed chip optimised for artificial intelligence (AI) tasks and generative AI.

The company says that Maia represents a key component in Microsoft’s strategy to develop a vertically integrated approach to its infrastructure, allowing the company to control every layer of the hardware and software stack, from silicon choices to software and servers, in order to optimise performance and efficiency for its cloud and AI workloads.