DeepX Bets $100 Million on Developing New AI Chip Using Samsung Technology

Odaily reports: South Korean AI chip startup DeepX plans to invest more than $100 million to develop a new generation of AI chips using Samsung Electronics' advanced 2-nanometer process technology. In a statement, DeepX said it has completed the design of the DX-M2 chip and submitted the final design to Samsung Electronics' foundry division for production. The company expects to receive the first chip samples by March 2027, after which it will proceed with customer evaluations, and plans to achieve mass production in 2028.

The project is expected to cost more than $100 million, including related expenses such as performance verification and production engineering. DeepX plans to apply the DX-M2 chip to robots, industrial equipment, and personal computers that support AI functions. This investment reflects DeepX's major bet on the on-device AI computing approach, namely running AI models directly on devices rather than relying on computing power from remote data centers. This approach can reduce the energy consumption, costs, and latency caused by data transmission between devices and the cloud.