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Friday 11 September 2026

Samsung 2nm push gains momentum as Synopsys cuts NPU die area by 22%

Synopsys has reported a 22% reduction in die area for a neural processing unit (NPU) implemented with its Fusion Compiler design tool on Samsung Foundry's SF2P process, providing a...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro puts LogicFolding to the test with 55% density gain, 66% lower NPU power

Huawei's Kirin 9050 Pro is the first commercial test of its Tau Scaling Law, with the company claiming a 55% increase in transistor density at the same process node while cutting NPU,...

Monday 7 September 2026

Huawei Kirin 2026 challenges 3D chip heat limits with Tau Scaling Law

Huawei is using measured data from its upcoming Kirin 2026 processor to challenge a key concern around vertically stacked logic: that higher transistor density inevitably brings more...

Thursday 27 August 2026

Rebellions targets 100-plus NPU racks as UK steps up chip spending

Rebellions is pursuing deployment of more than 100 NPU-based computing racks in the UK through a partnership with British AI infrastructure startup Callosum, giving the South Korean...

Thursday 27 August 2026

Xiaomi's Xring O3, O100 and D100 define a three-tier AI chip strategy beyond smartphones

Xiaomi is expanding Xring from a smartphone chip program into a broader AI computing platform spanning consumer devices, vehicles, and edge inference, with three processors assigned...

Monday 24 August 2026

Xiaomi taps TSMC to make chips for foldables, AI and autonomous driving

Xiaomi is expanding its in-house semiconductor push from smartphones into AI acceleration and autonomous driving, unveiling three Xring processors that deepen its reliance on TSMC...

Wednesday 12 August 2026

DEEPX wins South Korean air base contract for domestic AI surveillance NPU

South Korean IC design firm DEEPX will deploy its neural processing unit in an AI perimeter surveillance system at a South Korean Air Force base. The project is the first in the country’s...

Monday 27 July 2026

South Korea, AMD team up to integrate homegrown NPUs with CPUs and GPUs

South Korea and AMD have agreed to build and demonstrate heterogeneous AI computing infrastructure integrating AMD CPUs and GPUs with homegrown neural processing units, as Seoul seeks...

Monday 27 July 2026

Rebellions readies Rebel100 shipments as AI inference demand grows

South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions plans to begin shipping its next-generation Rebel100 accelerator in the second half of 2026, betting that wider use of AI agents and commercial...

Saturday 11 July 2026

Mobilint touts NPU for physical AI, with CEO urging South Korea to accelerate development

South Korean AI semiconductor startup Mobilint is gaining traction in physical AI with its neural processing units (NPU) for edge devices, as the AI boom spreads from cloud computing...

Friday 3 July 2026

Huawei's Ascend AI chips target South Korea in new Nvidia challenge

Huawei is reportedly preparing to launch its AI chips in South Korea for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2026, as rising demand...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

AI chip startup Rebellions' acquisition of SqueezeBits signals push beyond hardware

South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions said on June 30 that it is acquiring AI inference optimization company SqueezeBits, as part...

Friday 29 May 2026

DeepX targets wider NPU partnerships at Computex 2026

South Korean fabless chip-design company DeepX is using Computex 2026 to broaden partnerships around its neural processing units, or NPUs, as it pushes low-power AI chips for industrial...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Europe's sovereign AI ambitions open doors for Korean NPU startup

South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) chip startups FuriosaAI and Rebellion are accelerating their expansion into Europe, aiming to capitalize on growing demand for sovereign AI...

Wednesday 1 April 2026

Fujitsu plans 1.4nm AI chip Japan-based production with Rapidus

Fujitsu plans to develop a 1.4nm artificial intelligence (AI) chip and outsource its production to Rapidus in Japan, according to Nikkei. The chip is designed for use in servers...

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