{"id":3490278,"date":"2026-06-26T17:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/why-entities-from-openai-to-spacex-are-developing-their-own-semiconductors-and-increasing-competition-with-nvidia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:43:22","slug":"why-entities-from-openai-to-spacex-are-developing-their-own-semiconductors-and-increasing-competition-with-nvidia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/why-entities-from-openai-to-spacex-are-developing-their-own-semiconductors-and-increasing-competition-with-nvidia\/","title":{"rendered":"Why entities from OpenAI to SpaceX are developing their own semiconductors (and increasing competition with Nvidia)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-entities-from-openai-to-spacex-are-developing-their-own-semiconductors-and-increasing-competition-with-nvidia.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"jwppp-video-box-31367081\" class=\"jwppp-video-box\" data-video=\"1\">\n<p><span class=\"jwppp-instant\" data-video=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?jwp-instant-articles=1&amp;player=GQNKsmiX&amp;mediaID=fA0ezkis\" data-width=\"480\" data-height=\"270\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Loading the player\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, Nvidia has led the AI chip sector, but the period of complete reliance may be drawing to a close.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI has unveiled its intentions to energize the market with\u00a0Jalape\u00f1o, its exclusive inference chip crafted with Broadcom, aligning with Google, Apple, and SpaceX as part of an expanding roster of companies attempting to escape the perils of a single supply source. The objective\u00a0is more\u00a0like\u00a0a strategic defense than a total split. Custom silicon provides enhanced control, hardware optimized for distinct applications, and similar performance advances that Apple achieved after departing from Intel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this installment of TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0Equity\u00a0podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O\u2019Kane delve into the significance of the custom chip phenomenon for the sector and spotlight a few noteworthy deals of the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tune into Equity on\u00a0YouTube,\u00a0Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Overcast,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0and various platforms. You\u00a0can also\u00a0follow Equity on\u00a0X\u00a0and\u00a0Threads, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/why-entities-from-openai-to-spacex-are-developing-their-own-semiconductors-and-increasing-competition-with-nvidia.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"jwppp-video-box-31367081\" class=\"jwppp-video-box\" data-video=\"1\">\n<p><span class=\"jwppp-instant\" data-video=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?jwp-instant-articles=1&amp;player=GQNKsmiX&amp;mediaID=fA0ezkis\" data-width=\"480\" data-height=\"270\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Loading the player\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, Nvidia has led the AI chip sector, but the period of complete reliance may be drawing to a close.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI has unveiled its intentions to energize the market with\u00a0Jalape\u00f1o, its exclusive inference chip crafted with Broadcom, aligning with Google, Apple, and SpaceX as part of an expanding roster of companies attempting to escape the perils of a single supply source. The objective\u00a0is more\u00a0like\u00a0a strategic defense than a total split. Custom silicon provides enhanced control, hardware optimized for distinct applications, and similar performance advances that Apple achieved after departing from Intel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this installment of TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0Equity\u00a0podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O\u2019Kane delve into the significance of the custom chip phenomenon for the sector and spotlight a few noteworthy deals of the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tune into Equity on\u00a0YouTube,\u00a0Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Overcast,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0and various platforms. You\u00a0can also\u00a0follow Equity on\u00a0X\u00a0and\u00a0Threads, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3490279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3490278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3490278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3490278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3490278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3490279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3490278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3490278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3490278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}