Google in Talks with Marvell to Develop Custom AI Chips, Memory Processing Unit Planned for 2027

Gate News message, April 20 — Google is in talks with US chipmaker Marvell Technology to develop two custom chips designed to run AI workloads more efficiently and reduce reliance on Nvidia's GPUs.

One chip will be a memory processing unit (MPU) designed to work alongside Google's tensor processing unit (TPU), while the other will be a new TPU built specifically for AI model inference. The companies aim to complete the MPU design as early as 2027 before advancing to test production.

The partnership reflects Google's broader push to develop proprietary silicon for its cloud AI infrastructure, enabling the company to optimize performance while building alternatives to existing GPU-based solutions.