12/10/2026
Microsoft has unveiled Maia 300, its third-gen custom AI chip.
Called its "biggest bet yet on our own silicon", Maia 300 will become "the primary AI inference system for Microsoft products and services" with multi-gigawatt deployments planned from 2027 and 40% greater efficiency than GPU-based systems.
Maia 200 deployments are already underway across the US, Europe and Australia.
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