# SEMIFIVE wins 18 billion won AI NPU ASIC design contract

SEMIFIVE has signed a contract with an undisclosed AI semiconductor company to design, develop and supply an AI NPU ASIC. The contract is valued at approximately 18.08 billion won (about $13.5 million) and runs from November 2025 to December 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-03-12
- Where: South Korea
- Value: $13.5M (18.1B KRW)
- Status: announced
- Products: AI NPU ASIC
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SEMIFIVE](https://endata.com/companies/59695.md)
- [Samsung Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/647.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [economyreports.com](https://economyreports.com/filings/20260313-semifive-inc-major-contract-20260313900540), 2026-03-13: "세미파이브가 AI NPU ASIC 설계·개발·공급 계약을 수주해 매출 가시성이 개선됐음을 보여줍니다."
- [mk.co.kr](https://www.mk.co.kr/en/business/11987595), 2026-03-13: "SEMIFIVE, a company specializing in custom artificial intelligence semiconductors based on Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), announced on the 13th that it has signed a design contract with an AI semiconductor fabless company to develop an AI neural processing unit (AI NPU) using Samsu"
- [news.semivoice.com](https://news.semivoice.com/post/1a1543b36d), 2026-03-13: "SemiFive has won a $12.5 million contract for 4-nanometer AI chip development."

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