Rebellions' Ion chip can perform four trillion computations per second and is used in edge computing devices and high-frequency trading applications. Atom, based on a more advanced five-nanometer process, provides eight times the peak performance of Ion and is designed to power large language models. The upcoming Rebel processor, expected to be mass-produced in 2025, will feature HBM3E, a faster, more expensive memory technology.
Key takeaways:
- AI chip startup Rebellions has raised $124 million in funding, led by KT, South Korea’s second largest wireless carrier, and including participation from Korea Development Bank and other institutional backers.
- Rebellions sells two processors, Ion and Atom, both optimized to run AI applications but based on different manufacturing technologies and targeting separate use cases.
- The company is planning to use the funding to scale production of Atom and finance the development of a third AI processor called Rebel, in collaboration with Samsung Electronics.
- Rebellions and Samsung plan to complete the development of Rebel by the end of the year and start mass production in 2025. The new chip will feature HBM3E, a faster, more expensive memory technology.