吉隆坡——马来西亚芯片设计公司SkyeChip已加入一项由软银支持的开发人工智能下一代内存的工作，在涉及英特尔的日本半导体项目中获得了一个角色。
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian chip designer SkyeChip has joined a SoftBank-backed effort to develop next-generation memory for artificial intelligence, gaining a role in a Japanese semiconductor project that also involves Intel.
该公司于5月在马来西亚股票交易所上市，其周二在声明中表示，将为软银公司旗下总部位于东京的子公司Saimemory的Z-Angle Memory（简称ZAM）项目提供设计、工程支持以及定制知识产权，其中包括用于实现内存与处理器之间数据传输的技术。
The company, which listed on Bursa Malaysia in May, said in a statement on Tuesday that it will provide design and engineering support and custom intellectual property, including technology used to enable data transfer between memory and processors, to Saimemory, a Tokyo-based subsidiary of SoftBank Corp., for its Z-Angle Memory, or ZAM, program.
该技术正在为用于训练和运行大型人工智能模型的数据中心进行开发，旨在提高内存容量和数据传输速度，同时降低功耗。n此次合作使SkyeChip进入了一个项目，软银已将其确定为在日本开发先进半导体技术并增强该国全球竞争力的一部分努力。
The technology is being developed for data centers used to train and run large AI models, with the aim of increasing memory capacity and data transfer speeds while reducing power consumption. The engagement puts SkyeChip into a project that SoftBank has identified as part of its efforts to develop advanced semiconductor technology in Japan and strengthen the country's global competitiveness.
SkyeChip首席执行官冯瑞强（音）在一份声明中表示：“如今的人工智能计算受到内存墙的限制，而SkyeChip的内存接口技术就是穿过这堵墙的门。”
"Today AI computing is limited by the memory wall, and SkyeChip's memory interface technology is the door through that wall," SkyeChip Chief Executive Fong Swee Kiang said in a statement.
“内存墙”描述了一种计算瓶颈，即处理器的计算速度快于内存供应所需数据的速度。随着人工智能系统需要更大的容量和更快的数据访问速度，ZAM旨在解决这些制约因素。
The "memory wall" describes a computing bottleneck in which processors can perform calculations faster than memory can supply the data they need. ZAM seeks to address those constraints as AI systems require greater capacity and faster access to data.
Saimemory是SkyeChip的首个日本客户。SkyeChip报告称，4月至6月季度的营收为4960万林吉特（合1210万美元），来自美国和中国的客户占销售额的近97%，这凸显了日本对其客户基础进行多元化的潜力。
Saimemory is SkyeChip's first Japanese client. SkyeChip reported revenue of 49.6 million ringgit ($12.1 million) for the April-to-June quarter, with customers in the U.S. and China accounting for nearly 97% of sales, underscoring the potential for Japan to diversify its customer base.
该公司告诉《日经亚洲》：“Saimemory是SkyeChip的第一家日本客户，我们希望在未来能获得更多日本客户和项目。”SkyeChip表示，其在设计硅知识产权和硅产品方面的经验，及其在推进下一代内存技术方面的作用，使其区别于其他供应商。
"Saimemory is the first Japanese client of SkyeChip and we hope to secure more Japan clients and projects moving forward," the company told Nikkei Asia. SkyeChip said its experience in designing silicon intellectual property and silicon products, alongside its role in advancing next-generation memory technology, differentiated it from other suppliers.
正如其首次公开募股招股说明书中所披露的那样，SkyeChip目前从马来西亚服务日本市场，但计划在日本设立办事处。该公司没有提供时间表。
SkyeChip currently serves the Japanese market from Malaysia but plans to establish an office in Japan, as disclosed in its initial public offering prospectus. It did not provide a timeline.
该公司还是参与Rapidus CORE的17家设计公司之一，该生态系统旨在支持先进半导体开发和制造。SkyeChip将从工程和设计支持以及其ZAM知识产权中获得收入。该公司未披露与Saimemory合作的价值、预计收益贡献，也未披露商业化后是否会获得特许权使用费。
The company is also one of 17 designers participating in Rapidus CORE, an ecosystem aimed at supporting advanced semiconductor development and manufacturing. SkyeChip will earn revenue from engineering and design support as well as its ZAM intellectual property. It did not disclose the value of the engagement with Saimemory, the expected earnings contribution or whether it would receive royalties following commercialization.
软银于2月宣布了Saimemory与英特尔的合作，目标是在截至2028年3月的财年推出原型机，并在2029财年实现商业化。该项目借鉴了通过英特尔下一代内存研究验证的技术和专业知识。
SoftBank announced Saimemory's collaboration with Intel in February, targeting prototypes in the fiscal year ending March 2028 and commercialization in fiscal 2029. That program draws on technology and expertise validated through Intel's next-generation memory research.
4月，Saimemory表示，其与英特尔的联合开发提案已被选中获得日本新能源产业技术综合开发机构（简称NEDO）的支持。
In April, Saimemory said its joint development proposal with Intel had been selected to receive support from Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, known as NEDO.
Saimemory领导该项目，英特尔为联合承包商，作为国家研发机构的日本研究机构理化学研究所（Riken）为研究伙伴。该公司还获得了包括富士通、日本政策投资银行、理化学研究所和软银在内的投资者提供的A轮融资。该公司旨在将ZAM商业化，并将该技术授权给人工智能基础设施提供商和内存制造商。其性能和能效目标仍然是开发目标。
Saimemory leads that project, with Intel as a joint contractor and Japanese research institute Riken, a National Research and Development Agency, as a research partner. It also secured Series A funding from investors including Fujitsu, the Development Bank of Japan, Riken and SoftBank. The company is aiming to commercialize ZAM and license the technology to AI infrastructure providers and memory manufacturers. Its performance and power-efficiency objectives remain development targets.
SkyeChip于2019年开始运营，开发内存接口和技术，实现芯片内部及芯片之间的通信，主要面向高性能计算和人工智能应用。SkyeChip和Saimemory表示，此次合作旨在建立长期伙伴关系，共同推动ZAM的商业化。
SkyeChip began operating in 2019 and develops memory interfaces and technology that enables communication within and between chips, targeting high-performance computing and AI applications. SkyeChip and Saimemory said the engagement is intended to build a long-term partnership toward the commercialization of ZAM.
Saimemory首席执行官山口秀也（音）表示：“我们期望SkyeChip的技术专长和丰富经验在我们努力实现ZAM这一创新的下一代内存技术的过程中发挥极其重要的作用。”
"We expect SkyeChip's technical expertise and extensive experience to play an extremely important role in our efforts to realize ZAM, an innovative next-generation memory technology," said Saimemory Chief Executive Hideya Yamaguchi.