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Microsoft has introduced the Maia 200 AI chip, leveraging TSMC's 3nm process to achieve 30% better performance per dollar than current models, while outperforming Amazon's Trainium 3 and Google's TPU v7 in specific performance metrics. With over 140 billion transistors and 216 GB of memory, the chip is tailored for large-scale AI tasks and will support OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Currently deployed in Iowa, the Maia 200 is part of Microsoft's strategy to enhance its hardware capabilities in the competitive AI sector.