Leading American automaker Tesla has just strengthened its partnership with Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC for the Dojo supercomputer D1 chip production ramp-up, Economic Daily reports, citing someone familiar with the matter.
Tesla to boost Dojo Supercomputer Chip output
Tesla reportedly raised its D1 supercomputer chip order of 5,000 units from TSMC by twofold to 10,000 units.
For context, the D1 is a customized chip for the Tesla Dojo supercomputer’s integrated circuit. According to Tom’s Hardware, the D1 ASIC has 50 billion transistors that support 362 TeraFLOPs at FP16/CFP8 precision.
Simply put, it is a crucial part of the company’s goal of full autonomy for its electric vehicles and robots.
The partnership expansion is unsurprising, given that the two major companies have long been working together on such matters.
About Dojo
Dojo, initially unveiled in 2021, is a supercomputer Tesla developed to train its AI (artificial intelligence) models in accelerating self-driving technology development.
Moreover, it will also aid the company’s efforts in developing the bipedal robot Optimus.
TSMC produces the D1 chips using its 7nm process technology and integrates it into the InFO-SoW-level system-on-wafer (SoW) packaging. D1 chips are customized with 120 training units and 3,000 chips.
Interestingly, the board and relevant chips can be incorporated into the heat dissipation module, accelerating production.
Tesla’s basis for Dojo is its self-designed D1 chip, Tesmanian noted.
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Tesla aims to boost its supercomputer computing output at its global engineering hub in Palo Alto, California. Therefore, its partnership expansion with TSMC can aid this target. Likewise, it will also significantly raise the Taiwanese chipmaker’s total volume by 100% to 10,000 units. The report further indicated that the Musk-led company aims to keep increasing orders until 2025.
