Gwangju Metropolitan City and AimFuture Co., Ltd. jointly held an online and offline demonstration event for the ‘AiM-GJ-1’ (Aim-GJ-1) Gwangju-Specific AI Semiconductor prototype at AimFuture’s exhibition booth at ‘CES 2025’ in Las Vegas, USA, at 7:00 AM KST (2:00 PM PST on the 8th) on the 9th.
The ‘AiM-GJ-1’ prototype, unveiled for the first time on this day, is an AI semiconductor specifically designed to reflect the requirements of local companies and suit the AI validation projects promoted by Gwangju City. It is being developed through collaboration between Gwangju City, AimFuture, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), support institutions, and semiconductor demand companies.
During the demonstration, AimFuture, a fabless semiconductor design company, showcased the ‘EV Charging Station Fire Detection and Prediction Service,’ which utilizes a semiconductor tailored to the demands of NH Networks. This AI technology integrates the ‘Gwangju-Specific AI Semiconductor’ prototype into Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems to detect the temperature of electric vehicle chargers in real-time. If the temperature exceeds $60^\circ \text{C}$, the system triggers an alarm to the management authority. Starting with this validation cooperation with NH Networks, Gwangju City plans to conduct ‘Gwangju-Specific AI Semiconductor’ validations with five other local enterprises.
Kim Chang-soo, CEO of AimFuture, stated, “Many AI companies have historically relied on NVIDIA’s GPUs. However, the commercialization of the Gwangju-Specific AI Semiconductor will provide a great opportunity for local companies to transition to domestically-produced AI semiconductors, thereby increasing the added value of their AI products and services.”
The ‘Gwangju-Specific AI Semiconductor’ prototype unveiled at the event attracted significant attention from AI companies, academia, and media representatives present at the CES site.
