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# Microsoft to Deploy 1 Million Maia 300 AI Chips Next Year for Primary Inference

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**Published:** 2026-10-16T08:41:02.000Z
**Category:** Chips
**Topics:** microsoft, inference

## Summary

Microsoft plans to deploy over 1 million Maia 300 AI accelerators next year, making its in\-house chips the primary system for inference across all services and products including Copilot\. The Maia 300, manufactured by TSMC on a 2nm process, features 288 GB of HBM4 memory and claims 40% more tokens per MW than leading GPU\-based systems\. The company aims to scale its Maia family to multi\-gigawatt deployments starting in 2027 to reduce dependence on Nvidia and AMD\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/microsoft-to-deploy-1-million-maia-300-ai-chips-next-year-for-primary-in-8451d909>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/satyanadella/status/2109631106404487523>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Microsoft/status/2109634232163471782>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/aaronpholmes/status/2109639265504358491>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/SouthernValue95/status/2109737976024515059>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2109671738392920422>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/SingularityRes/status/2109661567549661425>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/TheTranscript_/status/2109646512997163071>)