Custom AI ASIC solutions provider SEMIFIVE, together with China-based AI semiconductor developer ICY Tech, announced the successful tape-out of its next-generation Edge AI SoC jointly developed utilizing Samsung Foundry's 8nm (8LPU) embedded MRAM technology. The two companies say that this is a significant milestone toward the first commercial deployment of 8nm eMRAM technology in Asia.
SEMIFIVE that by integrating eMRAM into its Edge AI accelerator, it aims to reinforce its technical leadership in the ultra-low-power, high-performance inference market.
Originating from the Applied Magnetism Center of the School of Physics at Peking University, ICY Tech brings deep insight and extensive experience in magnetism and spintronics, enabling highly customized MRAM development tailored for AI inference scenarios. This includes MRAM bit-cell and peripheral circuits, as well as globally leading and uniquely patented accelerator designs for high-bandwidth readout and in-situ matrix-vector multiplication (GEMV).
