# Meta Iris AI Chip Enters Production in September, Doubling Compute Capacity by 2027

> Meta is about to start manufacturing its own AI chip. The company's in-house Iris processor, designed with help from Broadcom and fabricated by TSMC, enters production in September after clearing testing in just six weeks with no major issues. It is the fourth generation of Meta's MTIA silicon program. The goal is less about beating Nvidia than about not depending on it. Meta plans to use Iris to augment, not replace, its Nvidia and AMD GPUs as it races to build out compute, targeting 7 gigawatts of capacity by the end of 2026 and 14 gigawatts in 2027. Owning part of the stack helps control both cost and supply. It is another data point in a clear industry pattern: the biggest AI spenders are all trying to design custom chips to blunt Nvidia's pricing power. A clean six-week test cycle suggests Meta's effort is maturing faster than its late start might imply.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: MLQ News · Published Tuesday, July 14, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Meta is about to start manufacturing its own AI chip. The company's in-house Iris processor, designed with help from Broadcom and fabricated by TSMC, enters production in September after clearing testing in just six weeks with no major issues. It is the fourth generation of Meta's MTIA silicon program. The goal is less about beating Nvidia than about not depending on it. Meta plans to use Iris to augment, not replace, its Nvidia and AMD GPUs as it races to build out compute, targeting 7 gigawatts of capacity by the end of 2026 and 14 gigawatts in 2027. Owning part of the stack helps control both cost and supply. It is another data point in a clear industry pattern: the biggest AI spenders are all trying to design custom chips to blunt Nvidia's pricing power. A clean six-week test cycle suggests Meta's effort is maturing faster than its late start might imply.

## Source

[Read the full story at MLQ News](https://mlq.ai/news/meta-to-begin-manufacturing-in-house-iris-ai-chip-in-september/)

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