AMD Acquires Taalas, Claiming 17,000 Tokens-a-Second AI Inference
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Updated · The Register · Aug 6
AMD Acquires Taalas, Claiming 17,000 Tokens-a-Second AI Inference
3 articles · Updated · The Register · Aug 6
Summary
Early Taalas demos showed model-specific chips generating up to 17,000 tokens a second, the performance AMD is buying to strengthen AI inference.
Taalas builds integrated circuits that etch individual models into silicon rather than running them on general-purpose GPUs, aiming for faster and cheaper inference.
AMD disclosed the acquisition as it pushes specialized AI hardware beyond its broader accelerator lineup; terms were not announced.
The deal adds a Toronto startup that had raised $219 million and reflects growing interest in custom inference chips as GPU limits become clearer for some AI workloads.