Samsung aims for leadership in artificial intelligence with NPU
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics announced on Tuesday that they are ready to do what it takes to grow in the field of Neural Processing Units (NPU) in artificial intelligence. Within the framework of this goal, Samsung plans to hire 2,000 people to grow its NPU unit tenfold by 2030.
As reported by the Yonhap news agency, Kang In-yup, president of System LSI Business at Samsung, stated in his remarks to reporters that the company wants to take the leadership in the NPU sector. The NPU accelerates the processing of neural networks, allowing computers to perform AI-related functions much faster than their predecessors.
Samsung first launched an integrated NPU in its Exynos 9830 in 2018. The NPU enables the processor to perform artificial intelligence-related functions seven times faster than before.
Samsung executive Chang Duck-Hyun said that the neuromorphic chip market could grow at an average annual rate of 52 percent by 2023. Neuromorphic chips are microprocessors structured like a brain rather than traditional chips. They are designed to make computers smarter and can be applied to self-driving cars.