Microsoft Bets on Self-Developed Maia Chip: Deployment at Giga-Watt Level by 2027, Nadella Calls It the Biggest Bet on Its Own Silicon
Microsoft plans to move its self-developed Azure Maia AI chip from the lab to the main stage. Executive Gursky stated that starting in 2027, Maia will be deployed at a multi-gigawatt scale, making it the primary inference system across all product lines. The current Maia200 is already running in the US, Europe, and Australia for Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Foundry, with full integration expected by year-end. CEO Nadella called this our biggest bet on...