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Amazon Weighs Selling Its AI Chips as In‑House Silicon Surges

The signal highlights a push to lower AWS costs by gaining more control over scarce AI compute.

Overview

  • CEO Andy Jassy, in Thursday’s annual shareholder letter, said Amazon may sell its Trainium accelerators or full racks to outside customers, a shift that would put it in direct competition with Nvidia and AMD.
  • Amazon said its custom silicon portfolio, including Trainium, Graviton and Nitro, now exceeds a $20 billion annual run rate with triple‑digit growth, and management estimated a standalone business could approach $50 billion if sold externally.
  • Demand remains intense as Trainium2 is sold out and Trainium3 is nearly fully subscribed only weeks after initial shipments, underscoring limited near‑term supply for any external sales.
  • AWS’s AI revenue is running at about $15 billion a year, yet Jassy said the unit is still capacity‑constrained despite adding 3.9 gigawatts in 2025 and plans to double compute capacity by 2027.
  • Amazon reaffirmed heavy infrastructure spending with roughly $200 billion in capex and a $25 billion data‑center buildout in Mississippi, and its stock rose roughly 5%–6% after the disclosures.