'K-Fabless' DeepX Stands Proudly Beside Taiwan's Industry Giant

Startup Developing AI Accelerators Joins Computex
Booth Next to Foxconn... Three Times the Size of SK Hynix
Highlighting Collaboration with Taiwanese Companies on M1 Applications

A Korean startup has captured attention at the 'Computex' exhibition, where Taiwanese companies, led by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, are showcasing their dominance. DeepX, an artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company, has confidently set up its booth right next to Foxconn, a fixture that symbolizes Taiwanese manufacturing.

Starting May 20, DeepX will operate its booth on the 4th floor of Hall 2 at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan, where Computex 2025 is being held. Although booth locations are determined by lottery, the fact that DeepX is showcasing its technology next to Foxconn, an icon of Taiwanese manufacturing, is particularly meaningful. The booth is also relatively large?about three times the size of SK Hynix's single-unit booth. This marks DeepX's third consecutive year participating in Computex.

AI accelerator 'DX-M1' and module developed by DeepX. Photo by Heejoon Jang

DeepX is a fabless company that develops AI semiconductors and accelerators, focusing on the edge computing neural processing unit (NPU) market rather than inference semiconductors for data servers manufactured by companies like FuriosaAI and Rebellions.

At this year's Computex, DeepX plans to showcase its flagship AI semiconductor, the 'DX-M1', along with modules utilizing the chip. The DX-M1 is an AI accelerator in a system-on-chip (SoC) form factor that uses the M.2 M-Key interface, offering outstanding performance and versatility. It is based on an NPU for on-device AI inference, and this NPU is manufactured using Samsung Electronics Foundry's 5-nanometer process.

Even before the launch of the DX-M1, DeepX collaborated with global companies to develop application products. According to DeepX, "This year, we will highlight our cases of collaboration with Taiwanese companies." In the workstation and server fields, DeepX has partnered with Ktous and AIC, while in the industrial PC sector, it has joined hands with Asus, Inventec, IEI, and DFI. Supermicro, a company led by a Taiwanese-American CEO like Nvidia, is also collaborating with DeepX.

Global companies are using DeepX's DX-M1 to develop industrial embedded computers and other products. The 'smart factory' solution, exhibited at the booth to demonstrate the technology, is a representative example. DeepX has worked with companies such as Inventec in Taiwan, and in Korea, it has signed a business agreement with POSCO DX to jointly develop technology.

The DX-M1 is highly regarded for its optimization in 'edge AI' environments, where high performance and low power consumption are both required. Edge AI refers to technology that performs computations directly on devices without sending data to the cloud, such as systems that detect driver drowsiness in vehicles.

DeepX's smart factory solution, developed to implement edge artificial intelligence (AI) in industrial sites, is exhibited at 'Computex 2025' held in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo by Heejoon Jang

DeepX has filed over 300 patents related to AI semiconductor technology, securing the largest number of 'fundamental patents' among global AI semiconductor companies. This is why DeepX is considered Korea's leading fabless AI semiconductor company.

DeepX is currently developing the DX-M2 as a successor to the DX-M1. The new model is designed to deliver optimal performance for running large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT in edge environments. While the current DX-M1 uses Samsung Electronics Foundry's 5-nanometer process, the next-generation model will utilize the 2-nanometer process that Samsung Electronics is preparing to showcase for mass production this year. Mass production of the DX-M2 is expected next year.