Q&A with OpenAI VP of Hardware Richard Ho on its Jalapeño inference chip co-designed with Broadcom, using internal OpenAI models to design the chip, and more (Dr. Ian Cutress/More Than Moore)

OpenAI's VP of Hardware, Richard Ho, discussed the Jalapeño inference chip, a project co-designed with Broadcom. This chip's development notably involved the use of internal OpenAI models for its design. The industry had anticipated this project for a year before OpenAI officially confirmed it in June 2026, marking a significant step in the company's hardware endeavors.

This Q&A offers a rare direct account from OpenAI's VP of Hardware on the Jalapeño chip, unlike previous industry speculation.