Chip startup d-Matrix to use Nvidia chip-linking tech in AI servers

D-Matrix said on Thursday it will adopt Nvidia’s chip-linking technology to use the startup’s processors directly inside the semiconductor giant’s data-center systems as demand for AI intensifies.

Artificial intelligence workloads have been shifting from training AI models to ‌running them ⁠for everyday ⁠use, a process known as inference. While Nvidia’s pricey graphics processors dominate training workloads, d-Matrix specialises in inference.

D-Matrix’s new chips, ​called Raptor, will plug into Nvidia’s server racks using NVLink Fusion, a technology that has connectors and specialised ​memory so custom AI chips ⁠can plug ‌into Nvidia’s larger data-center systems, the ​startup said.