OpenAI and Broadcom Unveil Jalapeño, the Company’s First Custom AI Inference Chip (opens in new tab)

OpenAI and Broadcom on Tuesday unveiled Jalapeño, the company's first custom AI inference chip — a reticle-sized ASIC built in nine months using AI-assisted design. The chip targets the inference layer where GPU economics are most unfavorable, with production deployment in Microsoft's gigawatt-scale data centers set for end of 2026.