# Google reportedly in talks with Marvell Technology to develop custom AI chips.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-19 · Republic World*

## Key points

- Google is in talks with Marvell to develop two new custom AI chips for data centers.
- One chip is a memory processing unit designed to improve data movement with Google's existing TPUs.
- The second chip is a new TPU optimized specifically for AI inference workloads, not model training.
- Google is diversifying its suppliers by considering Marvell in addition to Broadcom for TPU development.
- The memory-focused chip design could be finalized and enter testing as early as next year.

**Companies:** Google, Marvell Technology
**Countries:** United States

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