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Meta Acquires Rivos for $2B to Enhance AI Chips
10/1/2025
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- Meta is acquiring chip startup Rivos to bolster its in-house AI semiconductor capabilities.
- Rivos specializes in RISC-V, an open-source architecture competing with Arm, Intel, and AMD.
- The deal, valued at over $2 billion, aims to reduce Nvidia GPU reliance.
- Rivos has been a significant customer for Meta.
- Meta plans to deploy its custom AI-training chips by 2026.
