Gerard Williams III

The AI Chip Race with Apple’s Former Chief Chip Architect | Power On with Mark Gurman

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Gerard Williams III founded NuvaCore in April 2024 to design high-performance, architecture-agnostic CPUs by leveraging AI tools to compress clean-sheet development timelines from years to approximately 18 months. Building on his tenure as Apple's Chief Architect for the A7 through M-series chips and his experience founding Nuvia, Williams aims to challenge the industry's GPU-centric focus by prioritizing power efficiency and orchestration capabilities for future AI workloads. The company targets full silicon production within a three-year window, envisioning a landscape where AI-augmented workflows become accessible through ordinary consumer devices like AR glasses and smartphones.