CSPs embrace multi-vendor co-design for custom ASICs, ending single-supplier era

Hyperscale cloud service providers (CSPs) are expanding their custom ASIC partner networks, accelerating a shift toward multi-vendor technology integration. Industry insiders note that the era of a single design partner handling an ASIC project end-to-end is largely over, replaced by a co-design model where vendors compete for functional silicon footprint within single-chip architectures.