Google’s next AI-chip order puts Intel Foundry’s comeback to the test, while NVIDIA trials loom in the background
Google has selected Intel to manufacture more than 3,000,000 tensor processing units, targeting production for 2028, a scale of external manufacturing that underscores Intel Foundry’s push to win design and fabrication work. The move also raises the stakes for NVIDIA’s place in the AI hardware supply chain, as reported “trials” involving NVIDIA are discussed alongside the order.