AI Chip Makers

Mountain View, United StatesHealth 55/100

Groq is an AI inference chip and platform company specializing in ultra-fast Language Processing Unit (LPU) chips, founded and headquartered in Mountain View, California. Founded by Jonathan Ross (creator of the Google TPU) and Douglas Wightman, Groq manufactures custom LPU silicon designed specifically for AI inference workloads achieving record-breaking inference speeds for popular open-source models including Llama, Mistral, and DeepSeek. The company operates GroqCloud providing API access to its LPU infrastructure, GroqRack on-premise systems for enterprises, and partnerships with Meta, Aramco, and Saudi Arabias HUMAIN. Groq has raised over 1.5 billion in funding at a 6.9 billion valuation.

Sunnyvale, United StatesHealth 55/100

Cerebras Systems is a leading AI chip company specializing in wafer-scale processors for AI training and inference, founded and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Founded by Andrew Feldman, Sean Lie, Gary Lauterbach, Michael James, and Jean-Philippe Fricker, Cerebras manufactures the Wafer Scale Engine (WSE-3), the worlds largest computer chip with 4 trillion transistors and 900,000 cores delivering ultra-fast inference for large language models. The company offers Cerebras Inference (the worlds fastest AI inference service), the CS-3 system, and Cerebras Condor Galaxy AI supercomputers. Cerebras filed confidentially for an IPO with Citigroup as lead underwriter and was reportedly preparing to launch the public offering in April.