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European chipmaker Axelera launches second AI inference chip
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on October 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on October 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Axelera AI launches the Europa chip for AI inference, targeting advanced industries. First shipments are expected by 2026, with Titania chip planned for 2027.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Axelera AI, one of the few companies in Europe making specialized computer chips for AI applications, on Tuesday said it will launch its second product line.
Like its previous Metis chip line, Axelera's new Europa chips will be used for AI "inference" -- running, not training, AI models. The Eindhoven, Netherlands-based company expects to sell the Europa line to customers in advanced industry settings, for instance in a factory that uses multiple cameras and sensors, where the chips would be used to analyse the combined data they produce and quickly identify problems.
Axelera says the first shipments of Europa chips, which are being manufactured by Samsung Electronics, will start in the first half of 2026.
Axelera received a $66 million grant in March to develop an even more advanced chip dubbed "Titania" for use in supercomputing centres - also referred to as AI factories - across the European Union. That chip is expected in 2027.
(Reporting by Toby SterlingEditing by Tomasz Janowski)
A chip is a small electronic component that contains integrated circuits, which perform various functions in computers and other devices, such as processing data or managing memory.
Supercomputing refers to the use of highly advanced computing systems that can perform complex calculations at extremely high speeds, often used for scientific research and simulations.
An AI factory is a facility or environment designed for the development, training, and deployment of artificial intelligence systems and applications, often utilizing advanced computing resources.
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