What happened
South Korean chip startup DeepX reached a valuation of $2.2 billion following a new investment round. The company designs energy-efficient chips aimed at running AI on local devices. Bloomberg reported the new valuation based on recent investment details.
The context
Investors are funding alternative chipmakers to challenge dominant market players. Demand is growing for specialized hardware that runs AI tasks on physical devices without relying heavily on distant data centers.
Sources
- Bloomberg.com ↗ via Google News Reported