South Korean Government and AMD Advance AI Chip Cooperation, Explore Synergy Between GPUs and Domestic NPUs

According to TechFlow, November 4: Yonhap News Agency reported that the Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea held the operating committee for the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AMD in Seoul on November 4 to review the implementation of the agreement signed by both sides in July this year. At the meeting, Lee Do-gyu, Director-General of the Information and Communications Policy Office of the ministry, and Keith Strier, Senior Vice President of Global AI Marketing at AMD, among others, discussed plans to combine AMD CPUs and GPUs with South Korea's domestic NPUs to build heterogeneous AI computing infrastructure. The two sides also reviewed progress on projects including the establishment of AMD AI research centers, university support, and AI talent development, and discussed specific implementation plans and follow-up timelines.

Source: TechFlow