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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) have announced a significant collaboration with Anthropic, the developer of the AI model Claude, to deploy next-generation Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) starting in 2027. This partnership highlights the increasing prominence of custom AI chips as Broadcom projects over $100 billion in revenue from custom AI chips alone by 2027, following an 106% year-over-year revenue increase to $8.4 billion for AI semiconductors at the end of Q1 FY 2026.
Despite the announcement, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) remains a critical player in the AI landscape, with analysts forecasting a 79% revenue growth for the upcoming quarter and 71% for the fiscal year. Anthropic continues to utilize Nvidia’s GPUs along with Google’s TPUs and Amazon’s Trainium chips, suggesting a diversified approach to AI training resources.
