Supergate Wins 26.5 Billion KRW National Project for Chiplet-Based AI Semiconductor Technology Development

Supergate, a company specializing in system semiconductor design, announced on May 22 that it has been awarded the project for "Chiplet-Based Low-Power On-Device AI Semiconductor Technology Development," promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The main goal of this project is to implement a CPU-based system semiconductor platform optimized for low-power on-device applications using chiplet technology, and to develop AI semiconductors specialized for small language models (sLLM) as well as ultra-low-power spiking neural network (SNN) accelerators.

Supergate will serve as the lead organization overseeing the project for approximately four years, with a total project budget of 26.5 billion KRW.

Chiplet technology refers to assembling multiple small chips (chiplets) within a single semiconductor package, allowing the configuration of the semiconductor to be changed according to user demand.

Supergate believes that introducing chiplet technology to on-device AI semiconductors holds significant importance from technical, economic, and strategic perspectives. This is because it represents a pivotal turning point that not only advances technology but also provides strategic value by enabling business agility, technological independence, and enhanced global competitiveness.

Supergate's host CPU will play a central control role in on-device AI semiconductors. In particular, it is expected to function as the core brain that orchestrates the entire system in chiplet architectures or heterogeneous computing environments.

Shim Seungpil, CEO of Supergate, stated, "Through this national project, we plan to develop a host CPU based on Arm's Neoverse N2, to be used from edge to cloud, using TSMC's 5nm process. Together with ASICLand (TSMC VCA), an Arm Total Design (ATD) partner, we will establish a chiplet assembly lineup," adding, "In two years, we plan to supply host chips with global competitiveness to the AI semiconductor industry."

Meanwhile, Supergate is a comprehensive computing company covering semiconductor chips, hardware, and software, and was recently recognized for its technological capabilities by being selected as a rising star among the global Fabless 30. Recently, the company has been developing autonomous driving system semiconductors and AI accelerators using supercomputer technology transferred from ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute).