[April, 2025] K-ASIC Hosts Tech & Toast: AI & ML Seminar in Silicon Valley

On April 16, 2025, the Korea AI & System IC Innovation Center (K-ASIC) hosted the inaugural Tech & Toast: AI & ML seminar at its Silicon Valley headquarters, bringing together over 90 participants including resident startups, global semiconductor leaders, and venture capital firms. The event served as a strategic platform to explore the convergence of AI and semiconductor technologies while strengthening Korea’s fabless ecosystem through cross-border collaboration.

Held at K-ASIC’s Event Hall, the seminar marked a key milestone in expanding the Center’s role as a hub for innovation, investment, and global engagement in the AI semiconductor space.

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Keynote Session: Industry and Academia Shaping the AI Future

The main session featured a distinguished lineup of speakers from leading industry and academic institutions, offering diverse perspectives on the future of AI infrastructure and semiconductor innovation:

• Dr. Henry Huang, Investment Director at Micron Ventures, outlined investment trends and long-term trajectories in the AI chip market

• Arun Raman, Lead AI Solutions Architect at NVIDIA, explored the “Age of Reasoning” and the infrastructure requirements for scalable AI systems

• Professor Jongse Park (KAIST, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University), introduced LLMServingSim, a co-simulation platform designed to optimize large language model (LLM) inference

• Chandra Shekhar Dhir, AI/ML Director at JPMorgan Chase, shared insights on bridging enterprise AI innovation with entrepreneurial ecosystems

These sessions provided forward-looking insights into hardware-software co-design, AI system architecture, and the evolving investment landscape.

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Innovation Spotlight: Showcasing Next-Generation Technologies

The Emerging Tech Showcase highlighted cutting-edge solutions from K-ASIC portfolio companies, offering direct exposure to global stakeholders:

• Yoon Kim, 4lynx

• Jay Kim, HyperAccel

• Steven Yang, SEMIFIVE

• Richard Burroughs, Mobilint

Participating companies presented their technologies to an audience of industry leaders and investors, fostering opportunities for collaboration and business development.

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Strategic Impact: Accelerating Global Collaboration

The seminar delivered meaningful outcomes across multiple dimensions:

• Global Insight Exchange: Thought leaders from NVIDIA, Micron Ventures, KAIST, and JPMorgan Chase shared timely perspectives on AI infrastructure, investment, and system design

• Startup Growth Enablement: Resident companies engaged directly with decision-makers, accelerating partnership and market expansion opportunities

• Showcasing Korea’s Leadership: K-ASIC and KSIA highlighted Korea’s growing role in the global semiconductor value chain

• Bilateral Ecosystem Building: The event facilitated direct dialogue between startups, industry experts, and investors, strengthening U.S.–Korea collaboration

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Expanding the Tech & Toast Platform

K-ASIC’s Tech & Toast series continues to establish itself as a premier platform for connecting innovation, capital, and global expertise in the AI semiconductor ecosystem. The inaugural AI & ML seminar not only reinforced Korea’s technological competitiveness but also deepened engagement with Silicon Valley’s leading stakeholders.

K-ASIC will continue to expand this series, driving forward the next wave of AI semiconductor innovation through strategic collaboration and global partnership.