Government Meets with NPU Startups to Hear Next Year's Fiscal Investment Plans

The budget office met FuriosaAI and four other domestic AI chip firms to review the state of Korea’s NPU development.

Officials also heard from financial experts on investment and support priorities for next year’s budget and the 2027 fiscal plan.

The talks focused on building an early market for domestic AI semiconductors and strengthening an independent NPU ecosystem.

The government’s move signals closer alignment between policy funding and industry needs in AI hardware.