Anthropic Building In-House AI Chip Design Team
TechCrunch · United States · Aug 5, 2026
Anthropic has confirmed it is hiring engineers for a custom silicon team to co-design hardware and AI models, aiming to improve speed and efficiency as demand for its Claude platform grows. The company is exploring Samsung as a manufacturing partner and already has compute deals with AWS, Google, Nvidia, and AMD. The move follows similar chip development efforts by OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta, signaling a broader industry shift toward vertically integrated AI infrastructure. For staffing firms with tech and semiconductor recruiting practices, this represents a concrete hiring expansion at a well-funded AI company.
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