Google is reportedly introducing two reconfigured variants of its tensor processing units, the TPU 8tx and 8i Max. The 8tx is designed for secure and confidential workloads, while the 8i Max targets AI applications requiring long context windows.
Google is introducing two new variations of its in-house tensor processing units, Bloomberg News reported. Google chief technologist for AI infrastructure Amin Vahdat told Bloomberg the TPU 8tx and 8i Max are reconfigured versions of existing chips, designed for workloads customers have requested.
The 8tx is designed for secure and confidential workloads used by government agencies and companies in regulated industries. The 8i Max is designed for AI applications that require long context windows, the report said.
Alphabet shares were up more than 2% in premarket trading. Google’s chips, once reserved for internal use, have emerged as a challenger to Nvidia’s graphics processors, which dominate AI workloads worldwide.
