Meta signs Broadcom deal
Meta struck a multi‑year partnership with Broadcom to secure AI compute components for its MTIA chips and data‑center scaling through 2029. The agreement is presented as part of Meta’s effort to scale AI compute capacity across its infrastructure. (x.com)
Meta and Broadcom have expanded their artificial intelligence chip partnership through 2029, tying Broadcom more tightly to Meta’s custom silicon buildout. (broadcom.com) Broadcom said on April 14 that it will provide technology for Meta Training and Inference Accelerator chips, with an initial deployment commitment of more than 1 gigawatt and a broader multi-gigawatt rollout planned over several years. (broadcom.com) Meta said the deal covers multiple generations of next-generation Meta Training and Inference Accelerator chips, which it uses as in-house processors for recommendation systems and other artificial intelligence workloads across its apps and services. (about.fb.com) A custom accelerator is a chip built for a narrower job than a general-purpose graphics processor. Meta has been pushing that approach to lower the cost and power draw of running artificial intelligence at the scale of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its ad systems. (about.fb.com) Broadcom said the new program includes what it called the industry’s first 2-nanometer artificial intelligence compute accelerator, plus Ethernet-based rack-scale interconnects that link large groups of chips inside data centers. (broadcom.com) The agreement extends a relationship that was already in place. CNBC reported the companies had been working together on Meta’s in-house accelerators before Tuesday’s announcement, and that the new deal formalizes work through 2029. (cnbc.com) Meta first introduced Meta Training and Inference Accelerator chips in 2023, and CNBC reported in March 2026 that the company had added four new versions as it tried to reduce dependence on outside graphics processor suppliers such as Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices. (cnbc.com) The boardroom also shifted with the chip deal. Meta disclosed that Broadcom Chief Executive Hock Tan, who joined Meta’s board in 2024, told the company he would not stand for reelection and would instead advise Meta on custom chip strategy. (cnbc.com) The immediate next step is deployment, not a one-off prototype. Broadcom described the first 1-gigawatt commitment as phase one of a sustained infrastructure rollout for Meta’s artificial intelligence data centers through 2029. (broadcom.com)
