图片来源： FuriosaAI 与此同时，据报道， FuriosaAI 正在与投资者洽谈，计划筹集约 4800 万美元（ 700 亿韩元），并希望在本月完成融资。 FuriosaAI 由曾在三星电子和 AMD 工作的 June Paik 于 2017 年创立，已开发出两款名为 Warboy 和 Renegade （ RNGD ）的人工智能芯片，以挑战英伟达 和 AMD 等公司。 该初创公司表示，已与 LG AI Research 和阿美石油公司合作完成了 RNGD 芯片的测试，这些芯片据说最适合推理模型。据报道， LG AI Research 计划在 其 AI 基础设施中使用 RNGD 芯片，该初创公司计划在今年晚些时候推出这些芯片。 本文翻译自： https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/24/ai-chip-startup-furiosaai-reportedly-turns-down-800m-acquisition-offer-from-meta/ 编译： ChatGPT 据当地媒体报道，韩国 AI 应用芯片初创公司 FuriosaAI 拒绝了 Meta 的 8 亿美元收购，选择继 ...

Core Viewpoint - TSMC is seeking to make a strategic investment in the South Korean chip design startup FuriosaAI, which specializes in AI inference chips and aims to enhance South Korea's AI chip design capabilities [2][3]. Group 1: Investment and Financials - FuriosaAI has been in discussions with TSMC Global since Q4 of the previous year regarding investment terms, which are still undetermined [2]. - The company has raised $115 million from investors including Naver and DSC Investment, but has faced challenges in securing sufficient funding for mass production of its next-generation RNGD chip [3]. - In 2023, FuriosaAI reported an operating loss of 60 billion KRW (approximately $41.6 million) [3]. Group 2: Product Development - FuriosaAI's first product, Warboy, was launched in 2021 using Samsung's 14nm process, while the second product, RNGD, is set for mass production using TSMC's 5nm process in August 2024 [2]. - The performance of RNGD is reported to be similar to Nvidia's L40S inference chip, but with significantly lower power consumption of 150W compared to 350W for Nvidia's chip [3]. Group 3: Market Context and Future Plans - Due to slow economic recovery in South Korea, there are speculations that FuriosaAI may pivot towards being acquired by a larger company, as domestic investment has not met expectations [4]. - FuriosaAI is striving to go public on a major exchange in South Korea within the first half of the year, with Mirae Asset Securities and NH Investment & Securities as lead underwriters [3].