Amazon Trainium

The company is readying number 3.

October 30, 2025

Jon Peddie

Amazon’s Trainium story begins with a simple goal—make AI faster and cheaper for everyone. Built by AWS engineers, Trainium chips replaced general-purpose GPUs with purpose-built silicon designed for deep learning. Developers can train massive AI models right inside Amazon’s cloud, linking thousands of chips together through high-speed connections. The result is a more efficient engine for the next wave of generative AI. For Amazon, it’s not just about hardware—it’s about owning every layer of the AI stack, from chip to cloud. Engineers at Amazon’s AI chip lab discuss the Trainium chip. Announced in late 2023, AWS’s Trainium2 went into service

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