Nvidia unveils next-generation AI superchip architecture partly developed in Israel |
US chip giant Nvidia late on Monday introduced its next-generation computing platform, made of six new chips that were partly developed in Israel, promising advances in speed and efficiency for training complex artificial intelligence models and AI agents.
Each of the Rubin chips is engineered for a specific role, including processing, memory and networking. The platform is designed to operate in concert as part of an integrated computing platform akin to an AI supercomputer.
Engineers at Nvidia’s R&D centers in Israel developed four key networking and connectivity components of the Rubin platform. Many of the company’s most advanced processors and networking chips — critical to training the largest AI models — are also developed there.
Nvidia’s R&D activities in Israel are the firm’s largest outside of the United States. The chipmaker employs over 5,000 workers in Israel in seven R&D centers, from Yokne’am in the north — the headquarters of Mellanox, which was acquired by Nvidia in 2020 — to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ra’anana and Beersheba in the south.
“The amount of computation necessary for AI is skyrocketing… Rubin arrives at exactly the right........