Broadcom and OpenAI debut Jalapeo Intelligence Processor, plot an Apple-like move to 'build the full stack'

Date:
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:29:15 +0000

Description:
The AI arms race just got a little bit spicier as Broadcom and OpenAI target Nvidia.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Broadcom and OpenAI reveal custom AI chip called Jalapeo It is the first of a family of processors designed from ground up for inference and agentic AI Global rollout is expected in 2027 Broadcom and OpenAI have finally announced their first
custom chip, dubbed Jalapeo, designed from ground up by OpenAI for ChatGPT, Codex and 'future agentic products'.

JIP, for Jalapeo Intelligence Processor, is inference-native and little is known about the hardware. A closer look at the packaged chip (lower left of the picture below) leads me to believe that the ASIC silicon is surrounded by eight HBM stacks to reduce latency to a minimum.

OpenAI disclosed that it only took nine months for the chips to be designed and delivered, something that usually takes years, especially with an
entirely new architecture. Company President GregBrockman highlighted the
role of ChatGPT as a virtual chip architect, which 'accelerated the
tape-out', which he described as surprising. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: (Image credit: OpenAI) Jalapeo Intelligence Processor The 300mm wafer that both CEOs are holding will generate about 50 to 60 ASICs.

Engineering samples of Jalapeo have been running ML workloads including GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, OpenAIs first model designed for real-time coding and designed to be used with Cerebrass huge WSE (Wafer Scale Engine). You may
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OpenAI is following the footsteps of Apple , AWS, Google and many others that want to control the hardware, the software and the infrastructure - the so-called full stack. Elon Musks SpaceX wants to go a step beyond by being
the only one that also builds the actual chips.

While the focus is on Jalapeo, OpenAI will also partner with Celestica and Broadcom to build the rack systems and the network infrastructure that surrounds the intelligence processor. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me
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This should lead to much lower prices, more feature differentiation (against objective rivals - and Broadcom customers) and faster time to market. AGI
(and Team Green) in sight? The small print of the photo showing OpenAI CEO
Sam Altman and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan spelt out a surprising motto. "May we scale smoothly, exponentially and uneventfully through AGI".

Jalapeo and its successors may well be instrumental to 'reaching' Artificial General Intelligence. The press release mentions a 'multi-generation' compute platform and I wouldn't be surprised if the future iterations notch up the heat with chilli names like Serrano, Cayenne, Habanero and Moruga. What to read next Intel and SambaNova introduce a hardware system combining GPUs, RDUs, and CPUs Tiny company steals AMD's thunder and challenges Nvidia with old-tech PCIe AI accelerator 'It was awesome to see it work': OpenAI deploys GPT-5.5 Codex across Nvidia Blackwell systems 50x efficiency boost and 35x cost reduction makes AI viable at enterprise scale

Tan told CNBC there will be a small prototype development by the end of 2026, adding, "We will start seeing it really ramp up in 27 and really going full tilt in first half 28". Whispers of the collaboration were first heard in
July 2024 with an official announcement made at GITEX in October 2025 .

OpenAI has signed a flurry of strategic agreements with the likes of AMD ,
AWS and Cerebras to secure enough AI chips and reduce its dependency on
Nvidia . Likewise, Broadcom has positioned itself as a key provider for
anyone with deep enough pockets to yearn for their own hardware.

Other than OpenAI, Google, Meta, and ByteDance are also likely customers with Anthropic, Apple and Fujitsu craving for Broadcom's expertise in ASIC and its custom AI accelerator portfolio.

Becoming the kingmaker will help Broadcom close the gap between itself and Team Green, the nickname given to Nvidia.

In a veiled dig towards the worlds most valuable company, OpenAI said that
its new platform was not a general-purpose accelerator adapted from earlier
AI workloads, a clear allusion to Nvidia GPUs that were used for training.

The next big iteration of ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 is expected to be released this week. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button!

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