AI Efficiency Race Accelerates as Korean AI Firms See Edge and Low-Power Openings

At Korea Investment Week (KIW) 2026, held on May 15, 2026, at the Shilla Hotel in Jangchung-dong, Seoul, Korean AI companies preparing for IPOs said the AI market is moving from a focus on computing power to a battle over efficiency. Point2 Technology presented its e-Tube interconnect technology for reducing GPU connection bottlenecks, while Ellice Group proposed modular data centers that take four months from design to operation. DeepX said on-device AI will be necessary for autonomous vehicles and robots that require real-time processing, and Mobilint said the edge AI market is growing at more than 20% annually. Mobilint said its NPU can perform high-end inference using 20 to 25 watts and offers better performance per watt than GPUs. Source: hankyung.com.