AMD buys Taalas to optimize AI inference and expand data-center chips
Advanced Micro Devices is acquiring Taalas, a 2023 startup using technology that optimizes data movement during AI inference to reduce compute and memory bottlenecks. AMD points to strong performance, with adjusted EPS up 246% to $1.66 and operating margin improving to 17%. Customers now include Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI, and CEO Lisa Su cites 6 gigawatts of committed capacity from OpenAI and Meta for MI450 chips and Helios racks.