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K-AI chips put to the test as global AI startups step up push into South Korea
South Korean neural processing unit makers are teaming up with domestic cloud companies to target the AI inference market, testing whether they can secure a foothold beyond Nvidia’s barriers. Samsung SDS launched an NPU-as-a-service offering on its Samsung Cloud Platform based on FuriosaAI’s second-generation chip. Rebellions is also partnering with KT Cloud and Gabia. Foreign AI startups are stepping up moves into Korea, including Genspark and China’s Kling AI.
AI & Enterprise
Samsung SDS teams up with FuriosaAI to launch Korean NPU-based NPUaaS
Samsung SDS said on July 20 it launched NPU as a Service on its Samsung Cloud Platform using FuriosaAI\'s second-generation NPU, Renegade. Samsung SDS said the NPU is optimized for AI inference and offers better power efficiency and cost performance than GPUs in tasks such as answer generation, document analysis and image classification. Customers can subscribe without buying servers and choose from 1, 2, 4 or 8 NPUs.
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Korean AI chips speed up mass production, commercialisation as MSIT holds growth forum
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held the K-AI Semiconductor Growth Forum in Seoul on June 4 to share results from domestic AI chip development and discuss growth strategies. About 300 people attended, including government, parliament and industry representatives. The forum presented pilot project cases and export-linked examples, and disclosed progress on the K-Perf performance benchmark. The ministry also outlined plans to expand standards, enhance testing and open a technical support centre in the first half.
