[AMD Announces Acquisition of AI Inference Chip Startup Taalas] According to Reuters, AMD has announced its acquisition of AI inference chip startup Taalas. The transaction amount has not been disclosed. This move aims to strengthen AMD's technological presence in the AI inference market. AMD plans to integrate Taalas' technology into its accelerator roadmap and develop system-level solutions based on AMD Instinct GPUs. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Toronto, Taalas focuses on developing specialized silicon chips to address computational and memory bottlenecks in AI inference. As AI transitions from training to real-time large-scale deployment, dedicated inference chips have become a key competitive area for semiconductor manufacturers. In February, Taalas completed a $169 million funding round, bringing its total funding to approximately $219 million.