THE X330 BOASTS MORE THAN 4X THE COMPUTATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND MORE THAN TWICE THE POWER EFFICIENCY OF THE EXISTING X220 AI SEMICONDUCTOR . cooperation with SK Telecom . For example , in December 2022 , SAPEON built a large-scale NPU Farm with a throughput of 7.6 Peta OPS using a server equipped with SAPEON ’ s X220 AI semiconductor in SK broadband ’ s Gasan IDC ; a project to commercialise and operate the service in an actual data centre environment was promoted in earnest .
SAPEON launches X330 AI semiconductor for data centres
SAPEON , a global AI semiconductor company , has announced the launch of the X330 , an AI semiconductor for data centres with four times higher performance than its predecessor , the X220 .
The X330 is produced using TSMC ’ s 7nm technology . SAPEON plans to conduct X330 prototype testing and customer reliability verification for major customers and to begin mass production in the first half of 2024 .
Since the X330 offers enhanced performance and power efficiency , it represents an ideal choice for Large Language Model ( LLM ) support while improving overall total cost of ownership ( TCO ). The X330 forms the core of SAPEON ’ s plan to proactively focus on AI service model development companies and data centre markets .
X330-equipped servers will support performance optimisation of software stacks based on open neural network exchange ( ONNX ), while AI inference platform software and software development tools will also be offered .
Compared to its X220 predecessor , the X330 inference NPU ’ s application range has been significantly expanded based on standard technology . It is an NPU that can be efficiently utilised in a broader range of fields and industries .
The existing SAPEON X220 was the first in Korea to demonstrate excellent performance in BERT inference , a high-performance AI language model , and the new X330 achieved LLM implementation based on transformer architecture , which is the original technology underpinning ChatGPT .
Armed with innovative AI semiconductor technology that boasts outstanding performance , SAPEON is actively targeting new service markets by strengthening
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THE X330 BOASTS MORE THAN 4X THE COMPUTATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND MORE THAN TWICE THE POWER EFFICIENCY OF THE EXISTING X220 AI SEMICONDUCTOR . cooperation with SK Telecom . For example , in December 2022 , SAPEON built a large-scale NPU Farm with a throughput of 7.6 Peta OPS using a server equipped with SAPEON ’ s X220 AI semiconductor in SK broadband ’ s Gasan IDC ; a project to commercialise and operate the service in an actual data centre environment was promoted in earnest .
Although there have been prior examples of these processes and services on a small scale , this is the first case in Korea of building a largescale NPU Farm with the goal of commercialising actual services .
Above all , SAPEON confirmed the possibility of expanding its business model by successfully conducting commercialisation tests in various fields , such as image analysis , natural language processing and image quality improvement through the NPU Farm project .
Along with the recently released X330 , SAPEON plans to introduce AI NPUs for high-performance Edge devices such as IP ( semiconductor design assets ) for selfdriving cars and CCTV . �
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The X330 boasts more than 4x the computational performance and more than twice the power efficiency of the existing X220 AI semiconductor .
This represents roughly twice the computational performance and 1.3x better power efficiency than competitors ’ 5nm products launched in 2023 .
The X330 has a built-in video codec and video post-processing IP to improve the processing speed of video-related programmes . Additionally , 4-channel 4K 60fps video input processing is possible through the built-in hardware IP .
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