# Google made its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit, Ironwood, generally available to cloud customers on Tuesday at Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-22 · TNW*

## Key points

- Google is splitting its TPU line for the first time with separate training and inference chips for v8.
- TPU 8t (Broadcom) and TPU 8i (MediaTek) target TSMC's 2nm node for late 2027 delivery.
- Ironwood superpods provide cluster-scale performance 24 times higher than El Capitan supercomputer.
- Anthropic's cloud deal expands to 3.5 gigawatts of compute in 2027, anchoring both TPU generations.
- Google has committed $175–$185 billion to infrastructure in 2026, nearly double its 2025 spending.

**Companies:** Google, Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Broadcom, MediaTek, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States

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