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South Korea Financial Services Commission approved a 250 billion won investment in Rebellions, an AI chip startup. This funding supports Rebellions' chip production and development. The initiative aims to create a globally competitive AI chip company. South Korea seeks to strengthen its AI supply chain and reduce foreign technology reliance.Here are some details: South Korea's Financial Services Commission advisoryboard, which evaluates investments in advanced strategicindustries, approved a 250 billion won direct investment intoRebellions, an AI chip startup. Rebellions, founded in 2020, designs neural processingunits (NPUs) that handle AI computations. The decision was made at a fund management committeemeeting for the state-led "National Growth Fund," marking thefirst direct investment under the country's "K-Nvidia"initiative.
The funding will support Rebellions' mass production ofNPU chips and the development of next-generation AIsemiconductors, the industry ministry said in a statement. The "K-Nvidia" project, jointly led by the FinancialServices Commission and the Ministry of Science and ICT, seeksto nurture a globally competitive AI chip company amidintensifying competition in the sector, which is dominated by US firms like Nvidia. The move underscores Seoul's efforts to strengthen itsposition in the AI supply chain and reduce reliance on foreigntechnology, as demand for high-performance computing chipssurges.
