Market rumors say Google is working with AMD on a chip for the 10th-generation TPU familyCITE:E1. The claim traces to a SemiAnalysis client report stating that Google is collaborating with AMD on a 10th-generation TPU projectCITE:E8.
If confirmed, the project would be AMD's first substantive involvement in a custom AI ASIC programCITE:E2.
The report considers it unlikely that AMD would directly design the TPU v10i inference chip or v10t training chipCITE:E5. Instead, Google is thought to be more interested in AMD's CPU IP, interconnect technology, programmable logic, or advanced packaging capabilitiesCITE:E5.
AMD's Instinct MI300A already integrates an x86 CPU and GPU accelerator chiplets within a single package for data-center computingCITE:E6CITE:E10. SemiAnalysis notes that AMD also maintains a custom-chip design team and holds advanced packaging technology, including SoIC, which may be part of what draws Google's interest alongside AMD's CPU IPCITE:E7.
Google's ratio of CPUs to TPUs has tightened between server generations, based on figures reported for the TPU 8i system and the 7th-generation TPU serverCITE:E3CITE:E9.
| TPU Server | Accelerator-to-CPU Ratio | CPU Paired |
|---|---|---|
| TPU 8i (inference & reinforcement learning workloads) | 2 TPUs : 1 CPU | Google AxionCITE:E3CITE:E9 |
| 7th-generation TPU | 4 TPUs : 1 CPU | Intel Xeon "Emerald Rapids"CITE:E3CITE:E9 |
AMD CEO Lisa Su forecasts CPU market growth exceeding 35% annually over the next five yearsCITE:E4. She also predicts that as agentic AI matures, the market will "soon" shift toward a 1 GPU-to-1 CPU architectureCITE:E4.
SemiAnalysis itself states that its analysis could be wrong and that the actual form of AMD's involvement is still unclearCITE:E11. The firm characterizes the entire collaboration as market rumor rather than confirmed factCITE:E11.
The reported shift in Google's CPU-to-TPU ratio, from 4:1 on the 7th-generation server to 2:1 on TPU 8iCITE:E3CITE:E9, sits alongside Lisa Su's prediction that the industry is moving toward a 1:1 GPU-to-CPU architectureCITE:E4 — a direction consistent with, though not proof of, Google's rumored interest in AMD's CPU IP rather than a co-designed acceleratorCITE:E5. That consistency is tempered by SemiAnalysis's own caveat that its analysis may be wrong and the exact scope of any AMD role is undeterminedCITE:E11.
The report considers this unlikely, pointing instead to Google's possible interest in AMD's CPU IP, interconnect technology, programmable logic, or advanced packaging capabilities.<CITE:E5>
No. SemiAnalysis, the source of the report, states its own analysis could be wrong and that the exact form of AMD's involvement remains unclear.<CITE:E11>
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