Tenstorrent's Jim Keller and Rapidus'
Tenstorrent's Jim Keller and Rapidus' Atsuyoshi Koike.
Categories

Tenstorrent partners with Japan’s LSTC to create 2nm AI accelerator chips

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 5 min

Tenstorrent, an AI chip company headed by chip legend Jim Keller, has unveiled a key partnership with Japan’s Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC).

Together, LSTC and Santa Clara, California-based Tenstorrent will construct a cutting-edge two-nanometer AI Accelerator, a new kind of AI hardware solution that promises to make a leap forward in AI performance, the companies said.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X! Join now to enjoy our free and premium perks. 

Join now →

Sign in to your account.

Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.