SEOUL, September 09 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics has formed a strategic partnership with French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI to jointly develop AI models tailored to semiconductor design and manufacturing, according to the company on Wednesday.
The partnership, reached around the time of a South Korea-France summit, will combine Samsung's semiconductor technology and manufacturing data with Mistral AI's AI models to improve productivity and precision across chip operations.
Samsung plans to use Mistral AI's large language models, including Mistral Large, to develop proprietary AI models optimized for data generated by its Device Solutions division, which oversees the company's semiconductor business.
The models will be gradually deployed for tasks including data analysis, defect prediction and process optimization, with Samsung aiming to shorten development cycles while improving manufacturing efficiency and product quality.
The two companies will also jointly develop an AI platform and operating system optimized for semiconductor operations.
Samsung said the AI models will operate on its own infrastructure through an on-premises system, allowing sensitive semiconductor data to be processed without being transferred to external cloud infrastructure.
The partnership is expected to expand across Samsung's memory, foundry and logic businesses, with plans to eventually connect customers and partners to a broader AI-based semiconductor ecosystem.
"As the complexity of semiconductor design and manufacturing increases rapidly, the ability to securely and precisely utilize vast amounts of data is emerging as a key competitive advantage," said Jun Young-hyun, head of Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions division.
"Together with Mistral AI, we will build AI models and platforms specialized for the semiconductor industry and set a new standard for AI-driven semiconductor innovation," Jun said.
Samsung has also made a large-scale equity investment in Mistral AI to strengthen the strategic partnership and establish a foundation for long-term technology cooperation and joint business projects. The company did not disclose the size of the investment.
AJP Takeaways
- Samsung and Mistral AI will jointly develop proprietary AI models specialized for semiconductor design and manufacturing.
- The models will be deployed for data analysis, defect prediction and process optimization while operating on Samsung's internal infrastructure to protect sensitive chip data.
- Samsung has also invested in Mistral AI as the companies seek to expand their partnership across memory, foundry and logic businesses.
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