Nvidia and Menlo Micro have announced a major improvement in the way artificial intelligence chips are tested, using new technology from the startup to remove a long standing production bottleneck. Nvidia, now the most valuable listed company and a key force in the global AI surge, has been working to refine its processes as demand for its chips continues to rise.
The company will report its earnings after the market closes on Wednesday. Analysts expect sales to grow by fifty six per cent to fifty six point nine billion dollars, according to data from a common financial source. Despite this strong outlook, investors remain alert for any indications of a potential cooling in the AI market, where valuations remain extremely high.
Nvidia has sold millions of AI chips. Each chip must undergo testing on a special circuit board to confirm that it meets essential requirements such as speed and core functions. While the AI chips themselves represent the latest generation of semiconductor technology, many of the components on the test boards are decades old. This gap in capability makes the testing process difficult, as the new chips use large amounts of power and operate at some of the fastest communication speeds in the industry.
To resolve the issue, Nvidia has been working with Menlo Micro, a startup formed in 2016 from technology originating in GE. Menlo Micro has raised two hundred and twenty seven point five million dollars from investors including Corning and the venture fund led by iPhone co creator Tony Fadell. Together, the companies have created new switching chips that improve how the test boards perform.
Menlo Micro’s technology uses switches made of metal. They work similarly to a standard wall light switch but are built at microchip scale through methods from micro electromechanical systems. According to a research paper released on Wednesday, engineers from both companies said that testing Nvidia’s graphics processing units could be accelerated by between thirty per cent and ninety per cent, depending on the type of test.
Russ Garcia, the chief executive of Menlo Micro, did not disclose the size of the startup’s business with Nvidia. He added, however, that other major chipmakers are also beginning to use the switching chips in their test boards. Garcia said in an interview, “The bottom line is, if you do not validate the GPUs before you get into the data center, you are going to have errors and other issues. This is the only way to validate these things at speed.”
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