DEEPX NPU Designated as 'Excellence in Research and Development Innovation Product' by Ministry of Science and ICT

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DEEPX NPU Designated as 'Excellence in Research and Development Innovation Product' by Ministry of Science and ICT

Published2026.08.19 09:28

Export to Over 10 Countries Within One Year of Mass Production, Securing 13 Million Dollar Purchase Orders

A low-power edge AI semiconductor that reduces power consumption by up to 93% compared to NVIDIA GPUs has been recognized as a government-certified innovation product, establishing a foothold for entry into the domestic public market. DEEPX, which has secured Air Force base perimeter surveillance system supply followed by Ministry of Science and ICT designation, is expanding its application scope to defense and public sectors.

DEEPX announced on the 19th that its NPU-based AI inference module 'DX-M1·DX-H1 series' has been designated as an 'Excellence in Research and Development Innovation Product' by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The designation period is three years, during which government agencies and local governments can purchase the product through direct contracting, and purchase liability exemptions are applied to purchasing managers in the absence of intentional or gross negligence.

The Excellence in Research and Development Innovation Product designation system was introduced to support public market entry and sales channels for products developed through government R&D.

DEEPX noted that in environments with limited power supply such as outdoor enclosures and mobile equipment, there were constraints in utilizing existing AI semiconductors. The company explained that it enhanced power efficiency through its proprietary 'Data Reuse' architecture that reduces data movement in computational processes.

In certified testing, the DX-M1-based module achieves up to 93% reduction in power consumption compared to NVIDIA GPUs while implementing equivalent high-resolution AI object detection performance.

The company holds over 500 global patents for the related low-power and high-performance technologies.

Defense and Public Delivery Records and Overseas Export Status

DEEPX has supplied its NPU to the Air Force base AI perimeter surveillance system through the Defense Ministry's 'Pilot Construction Project for NPU-based Intelligent Video Surveillance System'.

Overseas performance is also growing rapidly.

Within one year of mass production of the first-generation NPU 'DX-M1', the company has secured a total of 77 purchase orders exceeding 13 million dollars (approximately 18.3 billion won) from over 10 countries and regions worldwide including the United States, China, Taiwan, and Europe.

The company is also proceeding with mass production cooperation with Hyundai Motor, Kia, POSCO DX, LG Uplus, Baidu, and others.

Nok-won Kim, CEO of DEEPX, said, "Taking this innovation product designation as an opportunity, we will expand the application of domestic AI semiconductors to domestic public infrastructure and create actual sovereign AI examples by demonstrating economic viability in real-world fields."

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