# Semifive signs KRW 12.3B AI semiconductor design contract

Semifive (세미파이브) has signed a contract worth KRW 12.3 billion with an AI semiconductor company to design, develop and supply AI NPU semiconductor ASICs. The contract runs from November 2025 to December 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-08-24
- Where: South Korea
- Value: $9.20M (12.3B KRW)
- Status: completed
- Products: AI NPU semiconductor ASIC design and development
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SEMIFIVE](https://endata.com/companies/59695.md)
- [SEMIFIVE](https://endata.com/companies/59695.md) (supplier)
- [Samsung Foundry](https://endata.com/companies/66038.md) (partner)
- [HyperAccel](https://endata.com/companies/80340.md) (customer)
- [HyperExcel](https://endata.com/companies/93940.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [awakeplus.co.kr](https://www.awakeplus.co.kr/data/view/20260824900133), 2026-08-24: "AI NPU 반도체 ASIC 설계,개발 및 공급 계약"
- [en.edaily.co.kr](https://en.edaily.co.kr/news/eda202609085377/), 2026-09-08: "SemiFive Inc. has signed a contract with HyperExcel for the 'supply of AI inference accelerator chips for data centers.'"
- [advfn.com](https://www.advfn.com/stock-market/stock-news/99262252/semifive-commences-mass-production-of-hyperaccels), 2026-09-08: "This milestone marks SEMIFIVE's first large-scale mass production project utilizing Samsung Foundry's 4nm advanced process node."

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