ByteDance develops AI chip, talks with Samsung for manufacturing 100,000+ units by year-end amid $22B AI spending push; seeks scarce memory chip access as US export controls drive Chinese tech self-reliance

Exclusive: ByteDance developing AI chip, in manufacturing talks with Samsung, sources say

Item 1 of 2 Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration[1/2]Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabSummaryCompaniesByteDance plans to produce at least 100,000 AI chips this year, sources sayNegotiations with Samsung include access to scarce memo...