# Google to speed up chip rollout to stay ahead in AI, technology chief says

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> Published: 2026-09-04 10:19:06+00:00

[Artificial intelligence](/business/technology/artificial-intelligence)# Google to speed up chip rollout to stay ahead in AI, technology chief says

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Google Senior Vice President Amin Vahdat delivers a keynote speech during Semicon Taiwan 2026 in Taipei on Sept. 2. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI

September 2, 2026 14:03 JST

TAIPEI -- Google is accelerating its schedule for developing and rolling out its own customized chips, shifting from a two-year cycle for each generation to introducing two chips a year and eventually even more to stay ahead in the artificial intelligence race, the company's AI infrastructure chief said on Wednesday.