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XPU

Generic term for a non-GPU AI accelerator such as a TPU, Trainium, Maia or MTIA; hyperscaler custom silicon.

Current numbers

~28%custom-ASIC (XPU) share of AI-server shipments in 2026 — each unit a non-CUDA software regime by constructionas of 2026 · register ↗
102.4 TbpsBroadcom Tomahawk 6 switch ASIC on 200G SerDes (512×200G; 1,024×100G option); native co-packaged-optics option; targets 100k–1M-XPU Ethernet fabricsas of 2025 · register ↗
102.4 TbpsBroadcom Tomahawk 6 per-chip switching; 512×200G or 1024×100G SerDes; targets 100k–1M XPUas of 2025 · register ↗

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