HyperExcel Struggles to Secure Samsung Foundry and SK Hynix Memory Supply

At a glance

Korean AI chip startup HyperExcel is struggling to get enough chip production and memory supply ahead of next year's mass production. CEO Kim Ju-young said so at a Q&A session on the 12th.

Key points

1. 1

   HyperExcel asked Samsung Electronics for 20,000 AI accelerators but was first allocated 10,000.

2. 2

   It asked SK Hynix for 100,000 memory chips but secured only some of them.

3. 3

   Making 10,000 accelerator cards requires about 100,000 LPDDR5X memory chips.

Why it matters

The struggle shows that small chip startups may be at a disadvantage in production and parts sourcing. The CEO therefore called for government support for their supply chains.