Samsung to Mass-Produce 5nm AI Chip DX-M1 for DeepX

Artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company DeepX is set to begin mass production of its first-generation AI chip. The company has signed a mass production contract with Samsung's foundry design partner Gaonchips, and will produce the 5nm chip DX-M1.

In June of this year, DeepX received samples of the DX-M1 from Samsung's foundry business and conducted multiple mass production validation tests to confirm the chip's performance.

Gaonchips' clientele includes fabless companies that develop high-value-added products such as AI semiconductors. It is one of South Korea's leading design firms, with extensive experience and skilled expertise across the entire semiconductor process, including cutting-edge technology.

DeepX utilized Gaonchips and Samsung Foundry's 5nm, 14nm, and 28nm processes to manufacture prototypes using multi-project wafers (MPW). The company has provided AI semiconductors and software development tools, DXNN, to over 120 global companies in the United States, Greater China, Europe, and Japan. Currently, more than 20 of these companies are in the application development stage.

To meet market demand, DeepX has been testing compatibility with various standard interfaces and form factors required by the semiconductor industry. DeepX expects to begin mass production and development collaborations with 10 global enterprise customers in the second half of this year, and with more than 20 enterprise customers in the first half of 2025.