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Samsung will collaborate with the French company Mistral AI to enhance its capabilities in semiconductor development and manufacturing. This is expected to help the company “strengthen its leadership in AI technology for chips.” As part of the agreement, Samsung will integrate Mistral’s services and solutions into its semiconductor operations to create on-premises AI models optimized for “intelligence-driven infrastructure.”
In addition to using Mistral’s tools, the agreement stipulates that Samsung will lead Mistral AI’s Series D funding round and acquire a strategic stake in the company, which will help support the collaboration. Samsung announced the partnership during the South Korea-France government summit in Paris.
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The specialized, purpose-built AI models that Samsung plans to create will enable the company to work with future semiconductor manufacturing processes, which will be more complex and sophisticated. These models will be able to detect defects and optimize equipment performance. According to Samsung representatives, the new AI models will help accelerate development cycles, improve manufacturing precision, and stabilize the yield of usable products in memory and chip production.
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“Increasing complexities involved in AI chip design and manufacturing requires continuous innovation in semiconductor technologies,” said Young Hyun Jun, Vice Chairman & CEO of the Device Solutions (DS) Division at Samsung Electronics. “We look forward to working with Mistral and support the evolving needs of customers, while delivering new breakthroughs across the semiconductor ecosystem essential to the AI era.”
“AI is reshaping how we build complex technologies, from silicon to software,” said Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of Mistral. “We are proud to support Samsung Electronics with our expertise in electronics and semiconductors, helping to improve how chips are designed and manufactured, and to accelerate technical progress across the global semiconductor and AI value chain.”
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According to Mistral, the €3 billion funding round included Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, and existing investor PSD Equity, alongside Samsung. The funds raised will help Mistral finance cutting-edge research, in particular by expanding computing capacity for training advanced models. In addition, the company will be able to expand its infrastructure, commercial operations, and international presence.
Mistral is effectively Europe’s only leading AI company. It offers its own chatbot and programming tool, similar to the products of its American competitors.