*아래는 위 기사를 구글 번역기로 번역한 영문 기사의 [전문]이다.* Below is the [full text] of an English article translated from the above article with Google Translate.
SK Telecom launches Korea's first AI semiconductor for data centers Dominate the global AI semiconductor market
[Intellect of the case / Reporter Park Yeon-pa] = Global AI semiconductor that is expected to grow to about 50 trillion won in 2024 by taking the lead in realizing Korea's'No. 1 AI nation' by launching the world's best AI semiconductor developed by SK Telecom for the first time in Korea. Go ahead to the market.
SK Telecom (CEO Park Jeong-ho) presented its own world-class AI semiconductor for data centers developed by itself at the ‘Korea Version New Deal Meets Korean Artificial Intelligence’ held at KINTEX, Ilsan on the 25th, and revealed its vision for future AI semiconductor business.
The event was attended by SKT CTO Yoon Kim, announcing the launch of AI semiconductors, and expressed their will to take the lead in realizing Korea's “#1 AI nation” with the government and domestic SMEs.
First in Korea to launch world-class AI semiconductor, superior performance and cheaper price compared to GPU
At the event that day, SKT unveiled an AI semiconductor'SAPEON X220' that can be applied immediately to data centers. Through the launch of this AI semiconductor, SKT has thrown a foothold in the future semiconductor market centered on global big tech companies such as Nvidia, Intel, and Google.
The reason global big-tech companies are leading the development of AI semiconductors is that as artificial intelligence services are rapidly expanding across daily lives and industries, the amount of data to be processed increases exponentially, and the performance of AI data centers is urgently improved.
Currently, most companies use GPUs to operate AI data centers, but the market is highly expected for AI semiconductors as they are burdened by high operating costs caused by expensive GPU prices and large power usage.
'SAPEON X220' is superior in performance and inexpensive compared to the existing GPU (graphics processing unit). Since'SAPEON X220' is 1.5 times faster than GPU, the data processing capacity increases by 1.5 times when applied to data centers. At the same time, it costs half the price of a GPU and consumes only 80% of its power.
SKT announced that it has secured the competitiveness of the'SAPEON X220' through customized design. AI semiconductor'SAPEON X220' maximizes efficiency by designing to utilize most of the semiconductor's data processing capabilities for simultaneous data processing, while GPU is developed for graphic information processing, resulting in redundant resources when processing simultaneous data. This falls.
'SAPEON X220' can be applied to data centers in various fields immediately, and SKT plans to pursue the AI semiconductor business in earnest for various domestic and overseas operators.
Launched the AI semiconductor brand “SAPEON”, and entered the global market through cooperation with small and medium enterprises
SKT launched the AI semiconductor brand “SAPEON” on this day. 'SAPEON' is a compound word of'SAPiens', which means humanity, and'aEON', which means eternity, and expresses the will to continue to provide the benefits of AI semiconductor-based artificial intelligence innovation to humanity.
SKT plans to enter the global AI semiconductor market in earnest by cooperating with the government and semiconductor-related large and small companies based on advanced AI semiconductor core design capabilities secured through preemptive research and development.
SKT is carrying out a national project of the Ministry of Science and ICT for the development of next-generation AI semiconductors, and is cooperating with SK Hynix, a global semiconductor company, for memory-related technologies. In particular, as the core elements that determine the performance of AI semiconductors are core designs that perform fast computations and memory semiconductor-related technologies that supply data to be processed at ultra-high speed, synergy effects are expected through cooperation between SKT and SK Hynix.
In addition, semiconductor design, server system production, and cloud software development plan to contribute to vitalizing the domestic semiconductor ecosystem by cooperating with small and medium-sized semiconductor companies such as'Ajikland','KTNF', and'Dudaji'.
According to market research firm Gartner, the AI semiconductor market is expected to grow at an annual average of 36%, from about 7.8 trillion won in 2018 to about 50 trillion won in 2024. In particular, the semiconductor market required for AI data centers is expected to rapidly reorganize from the existing GPU-centered market to AI semiconductors such as the'X220'.
Targeting the market through the'AIaaS' strategy, providing integrated AI solutions such as semiconductors, S/W services, etc.
SKT plans to target the global market through the ‘AI as a Service (AIaaS)’ strategy that provides an integrated solution for providing AI services, from hardware based on AI semiconductor chips to software such as AI algorithms and APIs.
SKT announced that it will foster'SAPEON' as a differentiated AI total solution brand by combining various AI services such as self-developed AI semiconductor and AI-based content recommendation, voice recognition, image recognition, and image quality improvement.
AI semiconductor-based high-performance and high-efficiency data centers, content recommendation algorithms, and software such as API (Application Programming Interface) are also provided to OTT (Over the top) companies that wish to introduce AI-based content recommendation services. This is a way to help you easily introduce it.
In addition, SKT's world-class 5G mobile edge cloud (MEC) technology and AI semiconductors are combined to advance mobile communication services. When AI semiconductors are applied to the MEC server, customers can use high-level AI services regardless of device performance based on ultra-low latency communication.
AI semiconductor, scheduled to be delivered for the first time throughout the year, and launched a pilot project with SK ICT family in 2021
From the end of 2020, SKT will begin to enhance AI services by applying'SAPEON X220' to various fields such as media, security, and artificial intelligence assistants.
At the end of 2020,'SAPEON X220' will be applied to the government's New Deal project'AI data processing voucher project' and'MEC-based 5G public sector leading application project' to speed up the government's AI technology development and to upgrade 5G MEC technology.
Next year, the company plans to expand the application of AI semiconductors in earnest, focusing on the SK ICT family such as'NUGU','Supernova','Tview' and ADT Caps.
When'SAPEON X220' is applied, the voice recognition of'who', media quality improvement of'Super Nova', and AI-based video control performance of ADT Caps and'T View' will be greatly improved, and the convenience of users will also be greatly improved. .
Along with this, the company plans to improve the quality of broadcast services by applying'SAPEON X220' to the next generation media platform cloud server of Cast.era, a high-definition digital broadcasting equipment developer established in collaboration with the US Sinclair Broadcasting Group.
Meanwhile, SKT is also developing a follow-up semiconductor for the “SAPEON X220” by carrying out a national project by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and is expected to begin mass production in 2022.
SK Telecom CTO Yoon Kim said, “The launch of Korea's first AI semiconductor for data centers is a feat achieved through SKT’s technology and service capabilities, active support from the government, and cooperation with SMEs.” “In the future, AI semiconductors and SKT's AI, 5G, and cloud It will grow into a global top-level AI company by integrating such technologies.”
<저작권자 ⓒ 사건의내막 무단전재 및 재배포 금지>
관련기사목록
|
인기기사
|