DeepX Plans More Than $100 Million Investment in AI Chip Using Samsung’s 2-Nanometer Process

South Korean AI chip startup DeepX plans to invest more than $100 million to develop a new AI chip using Samsung Electronics’ 2-nanometer process. According to Odaily, DeepX said it has completed the design of its DX-M2 chip and submitted the final design to Samsung Electronics’ foundry division for production. The company expects to receive initial samples by March 2027, then begin customer evaluations, with mass production planned for 2028. The project is expected to cost more than $100 million, including performance verification and production engineering. DeepX plans to use the DX-M2 in robots, industrial equipment and AI-enabled personal computers. The company said the investment reflects its focus on edge AI computing, which runs AI models directly on devices rather than relying on remote data centers. This approach can reduce the energy use, costs and latency associated with transferring data between devices and the cloud.