Kneron x GlobalFoundries

Kneron is a San Diego–based full-stack edge AI company founded in 2015, developing reconfigurable neural processing units (NPUs) that run AI inference directly on devices rather than in the cloud. Its chips power smart surveillance, autonomous driving, and AIoT applications for customers including Hanwha, Quanta Cloud, Chunghwa Telecom, and Toyota. The company has raised over $200 million from investors including [Foxconn](/companies/foxconn), [Qualcomm](/companies/qualcomm), Sequoia Capital, and Horizons Ventures.

GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) is a US semiconductor [Foundry](/companies/foundry) producing chips for automotive, IoT, and industrial applications. Manufactures chips used in autonomous vehicles, robotics control systems, and 5G infrastructure. Essential supply chain for physical AI.