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ByteDance is developing its own AI chip, SeedChip, to cut reliance on foreign semiconductors, with production targeting 100,000 units in 2026.
ByteDance is developing its own AI chip, codenamed SeedChip, and negotiating with Samsung to manufacture it, aiming to receive sample chips by late March and produce at least 100,000 units in 2026, with potential growth to 350,000.
The effort, part of a broader push to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductors amid U.S. export controls, includes securing memory chip supplies and hiring chip experts since 2022.
The company plans to spend over $22 billion on AI this year, with significant investments in both Nvidia chips and in-house development.
While ByteDance has not confirmed the chip project, the initiative aligns with its long-term AI strategy across video, e-commerce, and cloud services.
Rivals Alibaba and Baidu have already launched their own AI chips, accelerating China’s domestic semiconductor ambitions.
ByteDance está desarrollando su propio chip de IA, SeedChip, para reducir la dependencia de semiconductores extranjeros, con una producción que apunta a 100.000 unidades en 2026.