OpenAI is pushing ahead on its plan to reduce its reliance on Nvidia for its chip supply by developing its first generation of in-house artificial-intelligence silicon.

According to sources referenced by Reuters, the company is apparently in the final months of finalizing the design for the in-house chip, with plans for the chip to be sent for fabrication at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. this year. The same report claims that OpenAI is aiming to have the chip in mass production by 2026.

The update shows that OpenAI is on track to meet its ambitious goal of mass production at TSMC in 2026. A typical tape-out costs tens of millions of dollars and will take roughly six months to produce a finished chip,