Rebellions, a South Korean AI chip design startup, has formed a partnership with UK-based ARM, Samsung Electronics, and ADTechnology to develop a new AI central processing unit (CPU) chiplet.

The collaboration will utilize Samsung Foundry's advanced 2nm process technology, Arm's Neoverse Compute Subsystems V3 technology, and Rebellions' REBEL AI accelerator to enhance the chiplet's capabilities.

The modular design of the Arm architecture allows for flexible expansion and efficient workload management, making it suitable for data centers and edge computing.

The partnership aims to create a scalable and efficient silicon solution by leveraging Rebellions' chip design expertise alongside the industry experience of its partners.

ADTechnology will lead the design of this next-generation AI CPU chiplet platform, focusing on maximizing computational performance and energy efficiency through optimized CPU cluster and interface design.

This new platform is anticipated to be two to three times more energy efficient for generative AI workloads compared to existing solutions.

The chiplet platform aims to improve performance and energy efficiency specifically for Cloud, High-Performance Computing (HPC), and AI/ML training and inference applications.

TaeJoong Song from Samsung Electronics emphasized the importance of the 2nm process as a key technology for achieving power efficiency and performance in AI semiconductors.

A chiplet is defined as a small integrated circuit designed for specific functions, which can be combined with other chiplets to create more complex components like computer processors.

Eddie Ramirez from Arm highlighted the collaboration's significance in advancing AI computing capabilities.

Rebellions, established in 2020, specializes in AI chips and has previously developed chips like ION and ATOM, with ongoing work on the REBEL chip featuring scalable architecture.

ADTechnology, with 22 years of experience in ASIC design and a global workforce of over 750 employees, will ensure high-quality chip production.