Google developing Gemini-specific chip called Frozen v2

Google is developing Frozen v2, a custom server chip that embeds Gemini architecture directly into silicon, targeting 6-10x better energy efficiency than current TPUs and deployment by 2028. The project aims to resolve Google's internal capacity bottleneck that has forced Google Cloud to decline external customer business.

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