Sept 4 (Reuters) - OpenAI is set to produce its first

artificial intelligence chip next year in partnership with U.S.

semiconductor giant Broadcom ( AVGO ), the Financial Times

reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the

partnership.

OpenAI and Broadcom ( AVGO ) did not immediately respond to Reuters'

requests for comment after regular business hours. Reuters could

not immediately verify the report.

OpenAI planned to put the chip to use internally rather than

make it available to external customers, the report added,

citing one person close to the project.

Reuters had reported in February about OpenAI pushing ahead

on its plan to reduce its reliance on Nvidia ( NVDA ), opening a

new tab for its chip supply by developing its first generation

of in-house AI silicon.

Broadcom ( AVGO ) CEO Hock Tan said earlier on Thursday the company

had secured more than $10 billion in AI infrastructure orders

from a new customer, without naming it.

OpenAI's move follows efforts by Google, Amazon ( AMZN ) and Meta,

which have built custom chips to handle AI workloads, as demand

for computing power to train and operate AI models surges.