SambaNova Systems, led by CEO and co-founder Rodrigo Liang, has announced a new AI inference chip that aims to outperform Nvidia's solutions, particularly the B200 model. The company claims a speed increase of up to five times.

In parallel, SambaNova has secured US$350 million in funding. This capital will be used to support research and development activities, as well as to enhance the commercialization capacity of the new chip and other AI solutions offered by the company.

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