# OpenAI and Broadcom unveil LLM-optimized inference chip

DevFeed: [OpenAI and Broadcom unveil LLM-optimized inference chip](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/openai-and-broadcom-unveil-llm-optimized-inference-chip-6569.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/openai-broadcom-jalapeno-inference-chip>)

Published: 2026-06-24T06:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Inference](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/inference.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI Models](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-models.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datacenter.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-models.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [compute](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compute.md>), [data-center](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-center.md>), [efficiency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/efficiency.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [inference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inference.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/models.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI and Broadcom unveiled Jalapeño, a custom accelerator designed for LLM inference. The chip is intended to improve performance per watt and scale across current and future LLM workloads, with deployment planned alongside data center partners over multiple generations.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI and Broadcom introduce Jalapeño, a custom AI chip built for LLM inference to improve performance, efficiency, and scale across AI systems.