Korean NPU maker DEEPX's new chip wins CES Innovation Award

Korean neural processing unit (NPU) developer DEEPX has unveiled its new AI chip, the DX-M2, which has been honored with a CES 2027 Innovation Award in the AI category. The DX-M2 is an ultra-low-power generative AI chip designed to run large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs) directly on robots and industrial devices.

Built on Samsung Electronics' 2-nanometer foundry process, the chip is engineered to perform generative AI inference while consuming only approximately 5 watts of power. Unlike conventional on-device AI chips that primarily focus on image recognition and object detection, the DX-M2 is designed to enable devices to understand their surroundings and make decisions using generative AI, potentially reducing reliance on cloud computing and expanding AI applications in robots, smart devices, and industrial systems.

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