Extropic Signs $75M LOI to Onshore Thermodynamic Computing
Startup secures federal support to manufacture energy-efficient AI chips domestically in the US.
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Extropic has signed a $75 million letter of intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The agreement supports efforts to scale production of thermodynamic computing chips for AI workloads and fabricate them at an American foundry. The deal is framed as bringing the technology home, with founders and investors noting its patriotic emphasis and referring to it as a shift toward Series USA funding. Planned CHIPS R&D funding is cited as a mechanism to advance domestic manufacturing of Thermodynamic Sampling Units.
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Beff (e/acc)@beffjezosTired: Series A Wired: Series USA 🇺🇸🫡🦅 https://extropic.ai/writing/thermodynamic-computing-chips-in-america
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GV Gill Verdon@GillVerdThermodynamic computing is coming home 🇺🇸🫡 https://twitter.com/extropic/status/2082417124124024999
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SÓ Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh@S_OhEigeartaighBrave naming choice for a company aiming to do business with the current USG. https://twitter.com/beffjezos/status/2082418960214167913
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KM Kanyi Maqubela@kmFuture is coming at an accelerating rate. Many ships taking off at once, now. Congrats @GillVerd @trevormccrt1 🚀 https://twitter.com/extropic/status/2082417124124024999
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GV Gill Verdon@GillVerdExcited to get to scale our systems and build them in the USA 🇺🇸 https://twitter.com/extropic/status/2082459450166968328
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