AI Development

Google in talks with Marvell to develop two new AI chips

April 19, 2026 · Medium importance · Infrastructure

Reuters and Business Standard reported that Alphabet's Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology to develop a memory processing unit compatible with its Tensor Processing Unit and a new dedicated TPU for AI models. The chips target improved efficiency for large AI workloads. The development directly advances Google's efforts to scale custom AI infrastructure and reduce reliance on third-party GPUs.

Date
April 19, 2026
Importance
Medium 3/5
Category
Infrastructure
Axis of Change
Compute Scale
Organizations
Google Marvell Technology
Models Affected
No specific model identified
  1. 01 reuters.com
  2. 02 business-standard.com