Suanmiao has officially completed the tapeout of its 3D TokenPU, a domestically designed AI chip targeting cloud-scale inference workloads. The milestone marks a key step in China's push to develop high-performance AI accelerators independent of foreign supply chains. The 3D architecture and TokenPU branding suggest a design optimized for transformer-based token processing at scale.
A Reddit user in r/LocalLLaMA is looking for updates on Taalas chips, referencing earlier claims that the company planned to embed or hardcode a mid-tier LLM into its hardware. The post asks what model might be used, when the chip could arrive, and what pricing might look like. The source itself provides no confirmed answers, specifications, launch date, model name, or pricing information.