#infrastructure

Meta plans to start mass production of its self-designed AI chip, codenamed 'Iris,' in September 2026, aiming to double its overall AI computing capacity to 14 GW by 2027. This move reduces Meta’s reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia and AMD, potentially reshaping the AI hardware market and lowering costs for large-scale AI training and inference. The chip, part of the MTIA (Meta Training and Inference Accelerator) fourth-generation project, was developed with Broadcom and manufactured by TSMC, passing tests in only six weeks without significant issues.