# Microsoft's Maia Chips Power AI Data Centers

> Microsoft rolls out Maia 300 chips to power AI services with 40% more tokens per megawatt than Nvidia GPUs.
- Title: Microsoft's Maia Chips Power AI Data Centers · Seattletimes
- Summary: Microsoft rolls out Maia 300 chips to power AI services with 40% more tokens per megawatt than Nvidia GPUs. Microsoft plans to deploy gigawatts of its Maia…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/business/microsoft-prepares-to-put-gigawatts-of-its-chips-in-data-centers
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## Microsoft gears up for AI chips
Microsoft plans to install gigawatts of its Maia chips in data centers to power AI software using homegrown hardware.
## Maia 300 chip rollout next year
Microsoft expects to deploy Maia 300 chips starting next year for AI inference tasks like summarizing conference calls.
## Maia chips handle AI inference
Maia chips process AI tasks such as summarizing conference calls and answering research questions using inference models.
## Microsoft's AI chip strategy
Microsoft aims to reduce reliance on Nvidia GPUs by tailoring chips to its data centers for more efficient AI processing.
## Maia 300 delivers 40% more tokens
Maia 300 chips provide 40% more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU-based systems for AI processing.
## Key takeaway

Microsoft plans to deploy gigawatts of its Maia 300 AI chips in data centers starting next year for more efficient AI processing.