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**OpenAI** announced **Jalapeño**, its first custom AI chip for LLM inference, built with **Broadcom**, aiming to control more of the AI stack and improve compute economics with a fast 9-month design cycle. Community analysis suggests Jalapeño features **216GB HBM3E**, **~7.1–7.4 TB/s bandwidth**, and **~10 PFLOPS FP4** performance, signaling hyperscaler-style inference silicon as a new standard. Meanwhile, **Qualcomm** is acquiring **Modular**, with **Mojo** open-sourcing on track, indicatin...