TikTok parent company is hiring for a push into semiconductors

ByteDance confirms news of its diversification into hardware

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The owner of the popularvideo-sharingplatform TikTok is now apparently diversifying into manufacturingArm-basedprocessors.

ByteDance’s move into chips comes on the heels of the news that the Chinese government, following its tech-centered tensions with the US, is looking tobolster spending in key sectorsincludingartificial intelligence, quantum computing, and semiconductors.

Bloombergcaught wind of over a dozen job postings by the company related to semiconductors in multiple Chinese cities including Shanghai and Beijing. A ByteDance spokesperson affirmed that it’s looking to hire talent as it diversified into the field and hopes to buildserverchips based on the Arm architecture.

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TikTok has been ByteDance’s most popular endeavor since it came into existence in 2012. Despite recent hiccups in two of its biggest markets, US and India, ByteDance is reportedly gearing up to go public, and could do so as the most valuable private company to date, with a potential valuation of $180 billion.

ByteDance’s move into semiconductors is also important as according to reports, Chinese search engine giant, Baidu, has also recently raised $230 million for its AI chip division amidst plans to carve a separate subsidiary for its hardware business.

Major silicon valley companies such asGoogleandApplehave taken advantage of Arm’s license-based model to create optimized semiconductors for use in their products.

Given ByteDance’s specialization in social media and AI recommendation engines, it wouldn’t be surprising if the company decides to create customized chips tailored for these workloads.

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Via:Bloomberg

With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’sTechRadar Pro’sexpert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.

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