SPHERE AX partners with Blaize to advance edge AI computing

SPHERE AX, a South Korean company specializing in vision AI and edge AI computing, has signed an MOU with Blaize — an AI semiconductor company based in California — to pursue joint development and commercialization of AI semiconductor-based products. 

Through this cooperation, the two companies intend to explore a collaborative framework across a range of areas, including joint research and development in edge AI computing, potential commercialization of AI semiconductor-based solutions, business development opportunities across target industries, and joint business development for domestic and overseas customers, according to a press release.

Together, Blaize and SPHERE AX plan to develop a next-generation physical AI solution targeted at the global market by combining Blaize’s AI semiconductor technology, optimized for physical AI, with SPHERE AX’s core software expertise, including its vision AI.  

“This cooperation will be more than a simple technology alliance. It will be the first step toward developing and producing actual commercial AI products in Korea based on globally competitive AI semiconductor technology,” Yunha Park, CEO of SPHERE AX, said. “We will continue to expand various global businesses so that Korea can grow into a key production hub in the global Edge AI market.”

“Korea is a strategically important market, combining global technology leadership with the speed to bring new AI solutions to market,” Dinakar Munagala, CEO of Blaize, said. “Through our partnership with SPHERE AX, we’ll create new growth opportunities and expand the reach of our platform from Asia into the global market.”