AsicLand expanded its next-generation chiplet SoC development contract with Primemas to 9.5 billion won. AsicLand said on Monday it expanded the contract size for developing the next-generation chiplet SoC, Falcon-1, to 9.5 billion won. The contract period was extended to upgrade technical specifications and ensure completeness. The cooperation between the two companies is assessed as having entered a stable stage compared with the initial plan.

Falcon-1 is a core chipset included in Primemas' chiplet-based SoC platform Hublet and is equipped with CXL (Compute Express Link) 3.2 and a chiplet interface. The company explained that it supports ultra-large-capacity memory for high-performance AI data centre servers, enabling various types of hardware accelerators to be implemented quickly at low cost.

It implements a high-performance, highly flexible architecture required in server and edge environments. It applies an Arm Cortex-A55-based control processor to secure power efficiency and system stability.

AsicLand is responsible for key design services such as backend design, verification (DFT, Design For Test), tape-out and wafer processing. It is applying TSMC's 12 nm FinFET process to raise the completeness of high-performance, low-power SoC development. The company plans to expand its customer-tailored chiplet-based SoC design business and strengthen references in high value-added markets including data centres, AI and edge computing.

AsicLand Chief Executive Lee Jong-min said the expanded contract was a sign that the CXL- and chiplet-based SoC ecosystem had entered a full-fledged growth phase. He said the company would further solidify its position as a high-performance semiconductor design partner through cooperation with global customers.