# The major AI company Anthropic is exploring a potential partnership with the British semiconductor firm Fractile.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-04 · Euronews*

## Key points

- Anthropic is considering partnering with Fractile to reduce reliance on Nvidia and boost efficiency.
- Fractile’s memory-compute fusion chips promise up to 100 times speed improvements and 90% lower costs.
- Fractile's processors use on-chip SRAM, removing the need for separate memory and frequent data shuttling.
- Fractile's chips are still in development and not expected for full-scale deployment until 2027.
- Fractile is in talks to raise $200 million at a valuation above $1 billion.

**Companies:** Amazon, Google, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States, United Kingdom

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