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The Toronto-based startup, founded in 2023, has raised $219 million and builds chips hardwired for specific AI models
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AMD $AMD announced Thursday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Taalas, a Toronto-based startup that builds chips designed for AI inference. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Founded in 2023, Taalas designs chips tailored to specific AI models instead of serving as all-purpose processors. The approach optimizes inference dataflows and reduces compute and memory bottlenecks, the company said. That specificity comes at a cost: each chip is locked to the model it was made for, so deploying a different model means commissioning entirely new silicon, according to SiliconAngle.
