VIV Studios Signs MOU with AI Semiconductor Design Startup Rebellion

AI Solution Joint Development Collaboration

Park Sung-hyun, CEO of Rebellion (left), and Kim Se-gyu, CEO of VIV Studios, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the MOU.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] VIV Studios, an AI-based metaverse content startup led by CEO Kim Se-gyu, announced on the 7th that it has signed a joint AI development business agreement (MOU) with Rebellion, an AI semiconductor design startup led by CEO Park Sung-hyun.

The two companies have agreed to jointly develop integrated algorithm, software, and hardware solutions in the metaverse domain based on generative AI. They plan to focus their capabilities on researching and developing next-generation NPUs (Neural Processing Units) optimized for generative AI. Through this, they aim to introduce generative AI semiconductors that significantly improve processing speed, accuracy, and power consumption efficiency, replacing existing GPUs (Graphics Processing Units), and to collaborate in securing competitiveness in the metaverse market based on generative AI in the future.

Additionally, the two companies will continue various technical collaborations such as joint research in the AI field and NPU technology demonstrations, triggered by the development of generative AI-customized NPUs. Kim Se-gyu, CEO of VIV Studios, stated, "As the metaverse industry accelerates, there is an increasing need for generative AI-customized semiconductors capable of high-performance, high-speed processing to handle dynamic connectivity between the real and virtual worlds, vast data including high-resolution video, and interface processing." He added, "The joint development of generative AI-customized semiconductors with Rebellion could become a new game changer beyond securing differentiated competitiveness in the metaverse market."