South Korea and AMD Advance AI Chip Cooperation, Exploring Synergy Between GPUs and Domestic NPUs

on November 4, according to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT convened an MOU Operational Committee meeting with AMD in Seoul to review the implementation of the agreement signed by both parties this July. During the meeting, Lee Do-kyu, Director of the Information and Communication Policy Division at the Korean ministry, alongside Keith Strier, Senior Vice President of Global AI Markets at AMD, and other representatives, discussed proposals to integrate AMD CPUs and GPUs with South Korea's domestically developed NPUs to build a heterogeneous AI computing infrastructure. Both sides also assessed the progress of initiatives including the establishment of an AMD AI Research Center, university collaboration, and AI talent development programs, and discussed concrete implementation plans and follow-up schedules.