This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory

By Mewayz Editorial TeamMay 29, 2026Source: TechCrunch

South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.

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This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory