The story of Meta teaming up with Samsung to produce a massive custom AI chip sounded like a blockbuster deal. A project reportedly valued at around 10 trillion won, roughly $7.3 billion, would have represented one of the largest custom silicon partnerships in the AI era. There’s just one problem: Meta apparently asked Samsung to halt development.
As of early June 2026, reports indicate that Meta requested Samsung to pause or halt development work on the custom chip project. No verified agreement between the two companies has been confirmed, and what initially looked like a landmark semiconductor deal now looks more like a partnership that never quite got off the ground.
What actually happened
Samsung, for its part, hasn’t been left standing at the altar. The South Korean giant secured a $16.5 billion deal with Tesla for AI chip production, announced in 2025, proving it can attract major clients in the custom silicon space.
Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, is currently in preliminary discussions with Samsung to manufacture a custom AI chip. Those talks are still early-stage as of July 2, 2026, with specifications and server integration details yet to be finalized.
