96 chip configuration promises seven times its predecessor token throughput, with production deployments due in 2027 Microsoft has lifted the lid on the next generation of its Azure Maia custom AI chips, saying it will usher in a new phase of its compute infrastructure where everything is closely integrated to meet the demands of agentic inference. The Redmond giant says its Azure Maia 200, announced earlier this year , is now serving production workloads and that a successor is already...