@AnjneyMidha: very cool
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Etched announced it is coming out of stealth after successful A0 tapeout, with $1B+ customer contracts and $800M raised, claiming SOTA inference performance on its first racks shipping this summer.
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very cool
Etched (@Etched): We’re coming out of stealth.
We’ve built our first racks after a successful A0 tapeout, $1B+ in customer contracts, and $800m raised.
Early customer tests show us achieving SOTA throughput, latency, and power efficiency on inference workloads.
Our first racks ship this summer.
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