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This article focuses on Etched, an AI hardware startup developing proprietary chips designed to accelerate inference and compete directly with Nvidia. The core subject matter involves advanced semiconductor architecture for machine learning workloads, making it a central topic of AI infrastructure development rather than general business news or consumer electronics.
Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say

Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch.
Although it’s only been a couple of months since Etched raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its value, according to people familiar with the company. Etched is reviewing incoming bids that range from $40 billion from…
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