Industry

Design houses move from outsourced chip design to AI chip architecture

Design house (DSP) companies that once focused on outsourced semiconductor design are expanding in both contract pricing and funding scale as AI chip mass production becomes harder with foundry steps alone after 2-nanometre nodes. With physical limits nearing, 2.5D and 3D stacking and chiplets are becoming key, making advanced packaging and interconnect new battlegrounds. Firms are shifting toward integrated design platforms and infrastructure architecture partnerships, alongside rising high-value project shares and larger financings.

Games & Commerce

Pearl Abyss gives 5 million won special bonus to all employees to mark 5 million \'Red Desert\' sales

Pearl Abyss paid a special bonus of 5 million won per employee to all staff to commemorate 5 million copies sold of \'Red Desert\'. The bonus was paid on April 23, industry sources said on April 27. Based on a total headcount of 733 employees in the company’s year-end business report, the total payout is about 3.7 billion won. The game reached 5 million sales 26 days after release.