{"id":13709,"date":"2024-02-20T15:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=13709"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:24:21","slug":"softbanks-100b-chip-company-aims-to-rival-nvidia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/softbanks-100b-chip-company-aims-to-rival-nvidia\/","title":{"rendered":"Softbank&#8217;s $100B Chip Company Aims to Rival Nvidia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The founder of Softbank is aiming to secure $100 billion to establish an artificial intelligence chip company poised to compete with Nvidia. Out of this total, $30 billion is expected to come from Softbank itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tech giants are increasingly concerned about Nvidia&#8217;s dominance in the AI sector, with both products and companies eager to challenge Nvidia&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this vein, Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank Group, is seeking to raise $100 billion for a new chip startup named Project Izanagi, intended to be a contender against Nvidia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nvidia-ya-rakip-geliyor\">A competitor to Nvidia is coming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Softbanks-100B-Chip-Company-Aims-to-Rival-Nvidia.webp\" alt=\"Softbank's $100B Chip Company Aims to Rival Nvidia\" class=\"wp-image-13710\" style=\"width:750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Softbanks-100B-Chip-Company-Aims-to-Rival-Nvidia.webp 720w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Softbanks-100B-Chip-Company-Aims-to-Rival-Nvidia-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Softbanks-100B-Chip-Company-Aims-to-Rival-Nvidia-150x100.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Project Izanagi is set to rival Nvidia and also contribute to the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Although aiming for a $100 billion investment is ambitious, Softbank is expected to provide a significant portion of this investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports indicate that the company plans to contribute $30 billion, with the remaining $70 billion potentially sourced from Middle Eastern institutions and investment funds. The specifics of financing and execution are still under discussion, but the project is anticipated to expand as plans solidify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For context, Softbank acquired the chip design company Arm in 2016. This new chip startup could fulfill the vision initiated with Arm, achieving vertical integration from design to production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It remains to be determined whether Project Izanagi&#8217;s AI processors will utilize technologies like the instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Establishing a chip company to compete with Nvidia in the AI field is a challenging endeavor. AMD serves as a prime example, with its AI hardware matching Nvidia&#8217;s in terms of power and efficiency. However, Nvidia&#8217;s true advantage extends beyond hardware to its widely adopted CUDA software platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also like this content<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The founder of Softbank is aiming to secure $100 billion to establish an artificial intelligence chip company poised to compete with Nvidia. Out of this total, $30 billion is expected to come from Softbank itself. 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