OpenAI and Broadcom unveiled a jointly developed custom inference on Wednesday
chip codenamed "Jalapeño", marking OpenAI's formal entry into AI chip
development. Broadcom will manufacture the Intelligence Processor, which both
parties call the platform’s first “AI accelerator”; a physical sample was
delivered Wednesday and initial deployment is targeted by end‑2026 with scale‑up
planned over subsequent years. OpenAI president Greg Brockman said designing
more of the technology stack will let the company deliver intelligent services
more efficiently and broaden access to advanced AI.