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Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
eighth generation
dì bā dài
第八代
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
to challenge / to compete with
tiǎozhàn
挑战
Nvidia (semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
at / in
zài
cloud computing
yún jìsuàn
云计算
conference / summit
dàhuì
大会
at / on (an event)
shàng
released / announced
fābù le
发布了
eighth generation
dì bā dài
第八代
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
new
xīn
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
divided into / split into
fēn wéi
分为
training / model training
xùnliàn
训练
and
inference / reasoning
tuīlǐ
推理
two types / two kinds
liǎng zhǒng
两种
performance / capability
xìngnéng
性能
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
improved / enhanced
tíshēng
提升

April 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
at / in
zài
annual / yearly
niándù
年度
cloud computing
yún jìsuàn
云计算
conference / summit
dàhuì
大会
at (an event)
shàng
released / announced
fābù le
发布了
eighth generation
dì bā dài
第八代
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
new
xīn
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
divided into / split into
fēn wéi
分为
two types / two kinds
liǎng zhǒng
两种
TPU 8t (AI training chip)
TPU 8t
TPU 8t
used for / designed for
yòng yú
用于
model / AI model
móxíng
模型
training / to train
xùnliàn
训练
TPU 8i (AI inference chip)
TPU 8i
TPU 8i
used for / designed for
yòng yú
用于
inference / reasoning
tuīlǐ
推理
TPU 8t (AI training chip)
TPU 8t
TPU 8t
structural particle
de
performance / capability
xìngnéng
性能
compared to / than
previous generation
shàng yī dài
上一代
improved / increased by
tígāo le
提高了
nearly / almost
jìn
three times / threefold
sān bèi
三倍
TPU 8i (AI inference chip)
TPU 8i
TPU 8i
structural particle
de
inference speed
tuīlǐ sùdù
推理速度
compared to / than
previous generation
shàng yī dài
上一代
faster by
kuài le
快了
80 percent / eighty percent
bǎifēn zhī bāshí
百分之八十
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
these / this
zhè
two models / two products
liǎng kuǎn
两款
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
will / shall (future marker)
jiāng
at / in (formal)
this year
jīnnián
今年
later this year / at a later time
wǎn xiē shíhòu
晚些时候
to / for
xiàng
users / customers
yònghù
用户
to open / to make available
kāifàng
开放
this
zhè
is / are
shì
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
in / within
zài
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
market
shìchǎng
市场
in (a field / domain)
shàng
to challenge / to compete with
tiǎozhàn
挑战
Nvidia (semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
structural particle
de
important / significant
zhòngyào
重要
a step / a move
yī bù
一步

New Words

Gǔgē
谷歌
Google
xīnpiàn
芯片
chip
xùnliàn
训练
training
tuīlǐ
推理
inference
xìngnéng
性能
performance
bèi
times / fold
tuīlǐ sùdù
推理速度
inference speed
bǎifēnbǐ
百分比
percentage
yònghù
用户
users
tiǎozhàn
挑战
to challenge

News in English

Science & Technology

Google Releases Eighth Generation AI Chips to Challenge Nvidia

Google unveiled its eighth-generation AI chips at Google Cloud Next, split into a training chip and an inference chip. The new lineup delivers up to three times faster AI model training and 80 percent better inference performance.

Google released the eighth generation AI chip at its annual cloud computing conference.

The new chip is divided into two types: TPU 8t for model training and TPU 8i for inference.

The performance of TPU 8t improved nearly threefold compared to the previous generation.

The inference speed of TPU 8i is 80 percent faster than the previous generation.

Google indicated that these two chips will be made available to users later this year.

This is an important step for Google to challenge Nvidia in the AI chip market.

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quánxīn
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Siri (Apple voice assistant)
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to complete / to close
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