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ByteDance Targets AI Chip Production with Samsung Partnership

2/11/2026

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ByteDance is developing an AI chip and negotiating with Samsung Electronics to manufacture it, aiming for at least 100,000 units this year and a ramp to 350,000.
The effort is part of ByteDance's AI push, including a $22 billion investment in AI procurement, primarily for Nvidia chips.
ByteDance's AI models lag behind OpenAI, as Alibaba and Baidu advance in AI chips, with Baidu planning to list its chip unit soon.

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ByteDance is developing an AI chip and negotiating with Samsung Electronics to manufacture it, aiming for at least 100,000 units this year and a ramp to 350,000.
The effort is part of ByteDance's AI push, including a $22 billion investment in AI procurement, primarily for Nvidia chips.
ByteDance's AI models lag behind OpenAI, as Alibaba and Baidu advance in AI chips, with Baidu planning to list its chip unit soon.