TL;DRAnthropic confirmed an in-house silicon team to design custom chips for Claude. Job listing pays $320K-$485K. Multi-chip approach continues with AWS, Google, Nvidia, and AMD.
Anthropic confirmed on Wednesday that it is building an in-house silicon team to design custom chips for Claude, the first time the company has publicly acknowledged the effort. A spokesperson told Business Insider the company would co-design hardware and models, allowing Claude to run faster and more efficiently “at the scale our customers need.” The company said it has taken and will continue to take a “multi-chip approach,” with hardware from AWS, Google, Nvidia, and AMD remaining central to its scaling.
A job listing posted by the company details a “custom silicon team” and seeks engineers with expertise across chip design and verification. The salary range is $320,000 to $485,000. Candidates must demonstrate “direct personal contribution” to the finalisation and shipping of semiconductor designs. “This is a role for someone who has shipped silicon, has a realistic relationship with schedules, and is comfortable making consequential calls without a large organization behind them,” the listing reads.
The confirmation follows months of signals. Reuters reported in April that Anthropic was exploring custom chips as Claude’s run-rate revenue surged past $30 billion. At the time, no dedicated team existed. The Information reported last month that Anthropic had held talks with Samsung as a potential manufacturing partner. The hire of Clive Chan, who previously helped build OpenAI’s chip programme, signalled the company was moving from exploration to active development. Today’s confirmation makes it official.
