Samsung SDS launches Korea's first deep learning service, powered by homegrown chip

Samsung SDS launched a new cloud service Monday that utilizes chips from domestic startup FuriosaAI, making an aggressive push into the booming market for cost-effective artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The service introduces a Neural Processing Unit as a Service (NPUaaS) to the Samsung Cloud Platform (SCP).

It is powered by FuriosaAI’s second-generation neural processing unit RNGD, which is designed to compete with traditional graphics processing units (GPUs) by offering drastically reduced power consumption and lower operational costs.

Unlike GPUs, which are typically used to train massive AI models, NPUs specialize in AI inference — the phase where an already-trained model is put to work generating text, analyzing data or identifying images.

Samsung SDS said the RNGD chip offers a highly efficient alternative for enterprise clients looking to scale down their computing energy bills.

Under the new subscription model, clients can lease NPU computing power through the cloud rather than purchasing and maintaining their own physical servers.

Customers can scale their infrastruc ...