HyperXcel's New Release Crowned 'Innovation Icon'

HyperAccel, an innovation leader in the AI semiconductor field, has proudly been named a '14th-term Innovation Icon' after successfully passing the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund's rigorous evaluation. The Innovation Icon program is a national initiative to discover innovative startups with the potential to lead future global markets and support their scale-up. For this 14th term, a staggering 143 companies applied, recording an unprecedented competition rate of approximately 29 to 1. Amidst this fierce competition, HyperAccel was selected as a representative company in the semiconductor sector, officially acknowledging its technological prowess and growth potential. With this Innovation Icon selection, HyperAccel will enjoy exceptional financial benefits, including credit guarantees of up to 20 billion KRW over three years, application of the lowest guarantee fee rate, and even additional guarantee fee support from partner banks. Furthermore, it has been promised diverse support for practical scale-up, such as overseas market entry assistance, expert consulting, and strategic public relations, laying the groundwork to further accelerate its global market penetration. HyperAccel's core competitiveness lies in its LPU (Language Processing Unit) technology – a high-performance, low-power AI semiconductor optimized for Large Language Model (LLM) inference. This proprietary technology received high praise from the judges for simultaneously achieving real-time responsiveness and cost-efficiency, both essential for generative AI services. By demonstrating scalability and versatility, allowing flexible application across various environments including data centers, on-premise servers, and edge devices, it has revealed immense potential as an innovative company poised to reshape the next-generation AI semiconductor market. Based on its LPU technology, HyperAccel is aggressively expanding its product portfolio, directly targeting the global generative AI market. It plans to commence full-scale chip mass production after 2026 and accelerate its global market penetration through strategic collaborations with leading overseas data centers and cloud companies. Kim Joo-young, CEO of HyperAccel, stated, "This Innovation Icon selection is a highly significant achievement that officially recognizes HyperAccel's technological competitiveness and future growth potential." He expressed a strong ambition, saying, "Moving forward, we will establish ourselves as a leading company setting new standards in the global AI semiconductor market through continuous technological innovation and product advancement based on LPU." The new future of the AI semiconductor market envisioned by HyperAccel is fast becoming a reality.