Etched poaches top Nvidia engineers, runs inference in 44 days
SumitGup · x · 2026-08-19
AI chip startup Etched is highlighted by Michael Burry as serious competition for Nvidia. The company claims it took just 44 days from receiving test chips from TSMC to running inference workloads, a process that typically takes over six months. In 2024, Etched recruited Brian Loiler, a top systems engineer with 23 years at Nvidia, who has since brought in about a dozen other Nvidia engineers, some of whom turned down attractive counteroffers.
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