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Microsoft Unveils Maia 300 AI Chip for Multi-Gigawatt Azure Deployments

Microsoft introduced the Maia 300, its third-generation in-house AI chip built on TSMC's N2P process, designed to serve as the primary AI inference system. The company plans multi-gigawatt deployments starting next year, with racks holding 96 chips and using approximately 167 kW of power.

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Timeline · 5 reports

  1. 2026-10-12 15:20 · Techmeme
    Microsoft says Maia 300 racks will hold 96 chips and use ~167 kW of power and plans to roll out "multi-gigawatt deployments" of the chip starting next year (Reuters)
  2. 2026-10-12 14:39 · The Next Web
    Microsoft says Maia 300 chip will run its AI services from 2027
  3. 2026-10-12 13:18 · Unite.AI
    Microsoft Announces Maia 300 AI Chip, Multi-Gigawatt Azure Scale-Up
  4. 2026-10-12 13:15 · Techmeme
    Microsoft unveils its third-gen in-house AI chip, the Maia 300, built on TSMC's N2P process node and aimed at serving as its "primary AI inference system"
  5. 2026-10-12 13:14 · Microsoft AI News
    Introducing Microsoft's latest custom chip: Maia 300

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