South Korea’s AI chips developing rapidly: Report

According to the latest report, the United States and China are leading the way in artificial intelligence. The number of patent applications related to artificial intelligence chips in South Korea has more than tripled since 2016.

Moreover, business Korea claims that the artificial intelligence chip can process large amounts of data with low power consumption, and its computing power is about 1,000 times that of other chips. 

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The first-generation AI chips are based on CPU and GPU; the second-generation AI chips are based on FPGAs and ASICs; the third-generation AI chips are neuromorphic chips (aka “brain-like chips”). 

Neuromorphic chips feature the ability to mimic human neurons and synapses and operate in an entirely new configuration. At present, the field of artificial intelligence is developing towards the application of third-generation artificial intelligence chips.

Currently, South Korea leads the field of artificial intelligence neuromorphic chips. In the field of artificial intelligence, the number of patent applications in the United States and mainland China accounted for 37% and 36% of the total number of patent applications, respectively, and the number of patent applications in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan accounted for 8% of the total number of patent applications, respectively.

In the field of neuromorphic chips, the share of patent applications in South Korea is 18%, and the share of patent applications in Japan and Taiwan is 4% and 2%, respectively. According to Business Korea, Intel, IBM, and Samsung Electronics are the leading companies in the field of artificial intelligence chips.

In the field of artificial intelligence neuromorphic chips, among the two semiconductor giants in South Korea, Samsung Electronics ranks second in the world, and SK Hynix ranks fifth.

(VIA)