Nvidia Challenger Sapeon Unveils Latest AI Chip for Data Centers
- Korean conglomerate SK Group hopes to build Nvidia alternative
- SK Telecom split off Sapeon to accelerate AI chip development
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Sapeon Inc., a semiconductor startup backed by South Korean conglomerate SK Group, unveiled its latest artificial intelligence chip to ramp up its offerings in the increasingly competitive market.
The Sapeon X330 chip has four times the computational performance and more than twice the power efficiency of the predecessor X220, the Santa Clara, California-based company said in a statement Thursday. The firm’s shareholders include SK Telecom Co., SK Hynix Inc. and investment firm SK Square Co. It will conduct testing for major customers before it begins mass production in the first half of 2024.