Korean AI chip designer Rebellions secured an investment of 20 billion won ($14.4 million) from Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco, with a plan to set up an incorporated unit in the Middle Eastern country.
리벨리온 박성현 대표는 사피온과 합병 계획에 대해 치열한 글로벌 경쟁에서 대한민국을 대표할 AI반도체 기업으로 재탄생해 제대로 맞붙어보겠다고 했다.
Korea's two leading AI chip designers, the startup Rebellions and SK-founded Sapeon, agreed to merge in an effort to take advantage of a golden opportunity.
Korean startup Rebellions aims to take the lead in chips for AI inference through a turnkey partnership with Samsung Electronics.
Korean AI startup Rebellions attracted 165 billion won ($124 million) in its Series B funding as it attempts to chip away at the Nvidia-dominated AI chip market.
Samsung Electronics has partnered with Seoul-based AI chip designer Rebellions to develop a processor for generative AI. The processor will be produced using Samsung's 4nm manufacturing process and is expected to be developed by the end of next year.
KT held an AI chip business cooperation committee meeting on Wednesday with Rebellions, Moreh and KT Cloud, at its office building in Jongno District, central Seoul.
Rebellions, started in 2020, is a custom chip designer headquartered in Seoul. KT wants to co-develop AI chips with Rebellions for cloud services and data centers.
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