IBM Z and LinuxONE Dual-ISA Processor and AI Acceleration at Hot Chips 2026

At Hot Chips 2026, NVIDIA detailed its upcoming Vera server CPU and Olympus CPU architecture, featuring 88 cores per chip to achieve ambitious goals for its in-house design. Simultaneously, IBM presented a new IBM Z CPU designed to natively support both IBM Z and Arm instruction sets. These developments highlight significant advancements in server processing and AI acceleration, as both companies showcase their latest hardware innovations to the industry during the event.