# Hock Tan

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## Timeline

- **2026-12**: Gigawatt-Scale Deployment Begins — Data center partners including Microsoft are expected to start deploying Jalapeño at gigawatt-scale, with multiple chip generations planned.
- **2026-06-24**: Tape-out and Delivery — The Jalapeño chip is successfully taped out and delivered to OpenAI's leadership after nine months of co-development.
- **2025-09**: Project Initiation — OpenAI and Broadcom begin collaboration on the custom inference chip, starting the 9-month design-to-tape-out cycle.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### South Korea’s $500B AI Push: How Startups Can Ride the Nvidia-SK Wave
2026-07-25 05:18:16 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

President Lee’s SF AI summit and the $500 billion-plus Nvidia-SK Group partnership signal a massive opening for AI startups. With government backing, next-gen infrastructure, and direct access to global leaders, the Korean AI ecosystem is set to accelerate.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/south-korea-500b-ai-startup-opportunities

### 9-Month Sprint: OpenAI's Jalapeño Chip Breaks Speed Record for Custom Silicon
2026-06-25 00:24:43 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 13

OpenAI partnered with Broadcom to design a bespoke AI inference chip from scratch in just nine months, a timeline that defies industry norms. This speed showcases a new model of agile chip development, potentially inspiring AI startups to pursue custom silicon.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/openai-jalapeno-9-month-startup-speed

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