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Kneron x TSMC

Taipei Times (Aug 16 2023) reported Kneron unveiled a lower-cost, energy-efficient AI chip manufactured using TSMC process technology, describing the KL730-class edge AI SoC for multimodal workloads including autonomous driving and robotics. Treat process node and positioning as reported in that coverage; this partnership record reflects Kneron's foundry relationship with TSMC rather than a separately dated JV filing. Cite (Taipei Times).

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Type
technology
Status
Activeinferred
Announced
2023-08-16
3.1 years ago
Active for
3.1 years

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Kneronco developer

Kneron is a San Diego–based full-stack edge AI company founded in 2015, developing reconfigurable neural processing units (NPUs) that run AI inference directly on devices rather than in the cloud. Its chips power smart surveillance, autonomous driving, and AIoT applications for customers including Hanwha, Quanta Cloud, Chunghwa Telecom, and Toyota. The company has raised over $200 million from investors including [Foxconn](/companies/foxconn), [Qualcomm](/companies/qualcomm), Sequoia Capital, and Horizons Ventures.

HQSan Diego, California, USAkneron.com2 partnerships

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TSMCco developer

World's largest semiconductor foundry. Manufactures chips for NVIDIA, Apple, AMD, [Qualcomm](/companies/qualcomm). Public company (TWSE: 2330).

HQHsinchu, Taiwantsmc.com2 partnerships

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.tsmc.com/
  2. https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/08/16/2003804788

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