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Google Unveils TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max AI Chips

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Google has introduced two new tensor processing units (TPUs), the TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max, to enhance its AI hardware portfolio. These chips are designed to support confidential inference and provide increased memory capacity for large workloads, aiming to reduce reliance on external chip manufacturers.

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New corroborating source added: TechCrunch published an update on Tue, 10 No ("Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips").

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TPU 8tx is designed for confidentially training and running AI models.

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TPU 8i Max combines two TPU 8i chips, doubling memory capacity and processing power.

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The new chips are part of Google's eighth generation of TPUs introduced in April.

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