Softbank Izanagi AI processor expected next year

Published on December 31, 2024

Softbank is out to challenge Nvidia in chips to train and run AI software programmes in a project called Izanagi which could see investment of $100 billion.

The plan is to have prototype Izanagi processors in summer 2025 and to be shipping in volume in 2026, reports Bloomberg. Izanagi (pictured) is Japan’s God of creation. Central to the scheme are Arm and Graphcore which can deliver the chip designs. Arm’s move up the value chain to design more of the system is part of the plan.

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