Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology to co-develop two custom chips optimized for inference: a memory processing unit to complement existing TPUs, and a next-generation TPU variant for lower-latency model serving, according to The Information. Marvell would take a design-services role similar to MediaTek's involvement in Google's seventh-generation Ironwood TPU, adding a third custom silicon partner alongside Broadcom and MediaTek. The Next Web notes that no contract has been signed and chip timelines mean any resulting product is years from production; the effort supplements rather than replaces Ironwood, which Google is already building in the millions. The move fits a broader strategy of multi-vendor silicon supply to reduce GPU dependency.