The chips could deliver significantly higher energy efficiency than traditional GPUs for crucial generative computing workloads. Its next milestone is the Z1, the first production-scale thermodynamic chip. A domestic production base One of the project’s main goals is to establish US production of thermodynamic computing chips. Extropic also aims to create a future version of its production chip, known as Z1.5, at a US semiconductor foundry. This would reportedly establish the nation’s first domestic production capability for thermodynamic computing hardware.