# SEMIFIVE wins $70.3B won AI chip development contract from US fabless firm

SEMIFIVE announced on September 29, 2026, a 70.3 billion won turnkey contract with a US AI fabless company to develop an AI inference accelerator, including mass production. Tape-out is targeted for the first half of 2027, with mass production expected in 2028.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-09-29
- Where: South Korea
- Value: $52.7M (70.3B KRW)
- Status: announced
- Products: AI inference accelerator
- 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

- [thelec.net](https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14272), 2026-09-29: "SEMIFIVE has secured its largest development contract to date from a US artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor fabless company."

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