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Microsoft Unveils Maia 200 AI Chip for Data Centers

1/26/2026

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  • Microsoft is launching the Maia 200 AI chip, produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), to power AI inference in data centers in Iowa and Phoenix.
  • The chip delivers over 10 petaflops of performance and serves as an alternative to Nvidia hardware.
  • Maia 200 will be available to Azure users and will power systems such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and OpenAI models.
  • Microsoft is developing Maia 300 as the successor.