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Meta and Broadcom Announce Multi-Gigawatt AI Chip Partnership
The tech giants are co-developing custom AI accelerators to power Meta's next-gen AI infrastructure.
Apr. 16, 2026 at 3:05am
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Meta's multi-gigawatt AI compute partnership with Broadcom will supercharge the social media giant's ambitions for advanced AI-powered features across its platforms.Lebanon TodayMeta and Broadcom have unveiled a multi-year deal to co-develop Meta's custom AI accelerators, known as MTIA (Meta Training and Inference Accelerator). The agreement starts with an initial deployment of over 1 gigawatt of MTIA compute, with plans to scale to multiple gigawatts in the coming years. Broadcom's XPU platform will be at the heart of future MTIA generations, and the partnership spans chip design, advanced packaging, and networking.
Why it matters
This partnership represents a major push by Meta to build out its own custom AI hardware to power the company's ambitious plans for "personal superintelligence" features across its apps and services. The deal also highlights the broader trend of hyperscale tech companies securing long-term, multi-gigawatt compute capacity to reduce dependence on any single chipmaker.
The details
Under the agreement, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan will leave Meta's board and shift into an advisory role focused on the MTIA silicon roadmap. The initial 1GW-plus deployment is just the opening phase of a longer-term rollout that Broadcom has described as a "multi-generation strategic partnership" running through 2029. Broadcom will supply high-radix Ethernet switches, optical connectivity, PCIe switches, and SerDes to power the MTIA compute clusters.
- The initial 1GW-plus MTIA deployment is the opening phase of a longer-term partnership.
- The full multi-gigawatt rollout is planned to continue through 2029.
The players
Meta
The social media and technology conglomerate, formerly known as Facebook, that is developing custom AI accelerators to power its next-generation AI infrastructure.
Broadcom
A leading semiconductor and infrastructure software company that is partnering with Meta to co-develop the MTIA AI accelerators and provide supporting networking and connectivity components.
Hock Tan
The CEO of Broadcom, who will be stepping off Meta's board and shifting into an advisory role focused on the MTIA silicon roadmap.
What they’re saying
“This collaboration spans chip design, advanced packaging and networking, and Broadcom's XPU platform will sit at the heart of future MTIA generations.”
— Meta
“This is a multi-generation strategic partnership running through 2029, with Broadcom set to supply high-radix Ethernet switches, optical connectivity, PCIe switches and SerDes to power MTIA clusters.”
— Broadcom
What’s next
As the partnership progresses, expect a steady stream of technical roadmaps, engineering milestones, and supply chain updates from Meta and Broadcom as they move from design to packaging to full-scale deployment of the MTIA AI accelerators.
The takeaway
This deal solidifies Meta's strategy of building custom AI hardware to power its ambitious AI plans, while also highlighting the broader industry trend of hyperscale tech companies securing long-term, multi-gigawatt compute capacity to reduce reliance on any single chipmaker.
