Broadcom
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Placed in Assess: 5 article(s) of evidence from 4 source(s), led by product launches, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 66%.
Evidence (5)
- 7Hacker News·9/7/2026product_launchBroadcom Pulls VDDK Downloads, Making VMware Exit Harder
Broadcom has reportedly removed public downloads for VMware's VDDK, a toolkit used by backup, migration, and integration products. The change could make it more difficult for customers and third-party tools to move data and workloads away from VMware environments.
- 9OpenAI Blog·8/25/2026breakthroughOpenAI's Jalapeño inference chip beats Nvidia Blackwell in reported benchmarks
OpenAI has publicly detailed Jalapeño, a custom ASIC built with Broadcom for LLM inference, after a tapeout process that began in mid-2024. According to benchmark results shared by the source, the chip outperforms Nvidia, AMD, and Google hardware on several inference metrics, especially throughput per watt, while remaining a general-purpose inference design rather than a model-specific accelerator.
- 9The New Stack·7/10/2026breakthroughMeta readies first in-house AI chip Iris
Meta is set to begin production of its proprietary AI chip, Iris, in September after bug testing, with the chip expected to offload some inference workloads from third-party GPUs. The move is part of Meta’s broader push to build more of its AI infrastructure in-house, cut costs, and reduce dependence on external hardware suppliers.
- 8Hacker News·7/8/2026fundingApple expands Broadcom chip deal for U.S. manufacturing
Apple announced a new multiyear agreement with Broadcom to design and produce custom silicon components and wireless connectivity technologies for Apple products. The deal is expected to exceed $30 billion and support production of more than 15 billion U.S.-made chips, including an expansion of Broadcom’s Fort Collins, Colorado facility.
- 8OpenAI Blog·6/24/2026product_launchOpenAI and Broadcom unveil Jalapeño inference chip
OpenAI and Broadcom have announced Jalapeño, a new chip built specifically for large language model inference in data centers. The companies said it is the first generation of a longer-term effort to refine the chip over time and deploy it at large-scale data centers.