TOKYO -- U.S. chip designer Tenstorrent will launch a business in Japan to design cutting-edge semiconductors, Nikkei has learned. The company backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has seen an increase in demand from such clients as self-driving technology companies and data center operators. It will also consider outsourcing the semiconductor production to Japanese chipmaker Rapidus.
Founded in 2016, Tenstorrent is headed by CEO Jim Keller who has designed chips at Apple, Advanced Micro Devices and Tesla. In December, it announced an investment of $693 million from Bezos and other sponsors.
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