① ByteDance is developing an AI chip.
② The company is in discussions with Samsung Electronics about foundry manufacturing.
③ They plan to secure engineering samples by the end of March.
④ This chip is designed primarily for AI inference tasks.
⑤ ByteDance plans to produce at least 100,000 units this year.
▶ Original source: https://technode.com/2026/02/11/bytedance-said-to-be-developing-ai-chip-in-talks-with-samsung-over-manufacturing/