Amazon is designing its own AI chips for Echo, Fire TV and future devices, exec tells CNBC

Amazon says its hardware chief Panos Panay is designing end-to-end silicon for some consumer devices, aiming to run AI features on-device and tighten the hardware–software integration. The move is modestly positive for the AI/edge-computing strategy, though no financial impact or timeline was provided in the report.

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Amazon says its hardware chief Panos Panay is designing end-to-end silicon for some consumer devices, aiming to run AI features on-device and tighten the hardware–software integration. The move is modestly positive for the AI/edge-computing strategy, though no financial impact or timeline was provided in the report.