Epic Semi unveils KSA-rooted silicon portfolio to power AI from cloud to edge at Riyadh launch
“KSA’s 1st Chip Powerhouse – Unleashing AI from Cloud to Edge.”
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 30 October 2025: Epic Semi announced the launch of its Saudi-rooted semiconductor portfolio at the Epic Semi Launch and Celebratory Event held yesterday at Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences. Bringing together government stakeholders, technology leaders, investors and media, the event showcased EPIC Semi’s partner-first, full-stack E∙P∙I∙C portfolio designed for AI infrastructure, smart city, and smart manufacturing use cases-advancing Saudi Arabia’s technological independence and export ambitions.
Dr. Naveed Sherwani, Chief Executive Officer, EPIC Semi, said: “Today marks a pivotal step in building a sovereign, globally competitive semiconductor ecosystem in Saudi Arabia. With our E∙P∙I∙C portfolio of Edge AI, Physical AI, IoT and Cloud AI solutions and a partner-first model, we are enabling AI-from the cloud to the edge-while creating new opportunities for startups, scale-ups and global players to innovate here in the Kingdom.”
A first for the Kingdom: Local content, partner ecosystem, full stack
KSA-rooted silicon portfolio: EPIC Semi is positioning the Kingdom as a major player in chip design and innovation, offering a full stack (E∙P∙I∙C) that addresses compute, connectivity and system needs across data centers, devices and industrial automation.
Local content & sovereignty: In line with Vision 2030, Epic Semi is the first Saudi fabless semiconductor company-built to strengthen national supply assurance and competitiveness in the Kingdom, extend across the Middle East, and scale globally.
Broad portfolio, cloud first with roadmap: The company is launching a new product portfolio led with Cloud AI and a committed roadmap into Edge, Physical AI, and IoT, integrated with local AI models/software so programs ship outcomes, not parts.
Product Portfolio: Epic’s extensive AI chip and solution portfolio addresses four critical market segments:
EPIC Echelon — Edge AI
Tiered, low-latency inference that lives where your data is born—factory lines, smart cities, and energy sites. Scale from single node to fleet without changing the control stack.
EPIC Pegasus — Physical AI
Computer vision, reasoning, planning, and actuation for robots and autonomous systems. From inspection to pick-and-place, Pegasus turns intent into safe, smooth motion.
EPIC Ionos — IoT & Interconnect
Deterministic device connectivity through cellular, WiFi/BLE or power line communications, with secure telemetry, and over-the-air control.
EPIC Contrail — Cloud AI
Rich portfolio of modern CPU compute, AI accelerations, data center interconnect, memory and storage, and liquid cooling, to support state of the art AI infrastructure build-out at rack scale.
New Products Unleashed:
EPIC Contrail is our cloud-scale portfolio engineered to drive $/token, J/token, and ms/token down for AI training and inference.
EPIC Contrail Flash — PCIe Gen5 SSDs for AI data centers
High-performance, dense-capacity, power-efficient NVMe drives optimized for AI workloads (checkpoints, datasets, vector DBs).
EPIC Contrail Compute — Modern-architecture server CPU+AI superchip for the AI era
A compute platform designed for high concurrency and memory bandwidth, tuned for AI services to run LLMs such as DeepSeek, LLaMA.
EPIC Contrail Cool — Liquid-cooling for AI racks
Rack-scale liquid-cooling (CDU/CDX options) to enable higher power densities with lower PUE and quieter ops. Engineered for reliability, easy service, and rapid deployment across new builds and retrofits.
With more than US$550 billion invested in national flagship projects such as NEOM and technology zones, Saudi Arabia’s semiconductor sector-driven by Epic Semi and the National Semiconductor Hub-is positioned to create tens of thousands of high-skill jobs and support regional leadership in the industry – an opportunity Epic Semi intends to serve with a KSA-rooted, globally scaled product portfolio. .
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About EPIC Semi
Epic Semi is a Saudi semiconductor company dedicated to building a KSA-rooted silicon stack that powers the future of artificial intelligence from cloud to edge. Founded to support the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, Epic develops and localizes advanced semiconductor chips and IP across four core domains: Edge AI, Physical AI, IoT, and Cloud AI. This comprehensive portfolio—branded “E·P·I·C”—enables sovereign AI infrastructure, strengthens national supply assurance, and reduces global supply-chain risks.
Through a strategy of partnering with global technology innovators, selectively acquiring proven chips and IP, and co-designing with Saudi AI leaders, Epic accelerates the development of cutting-edge silicon while growing local content and exportable value. The company is positioned to serve Saudi Arabia’s ambitious smart-city initiatives, advanced manufacturing programs, and national AI strategies, while extending its reach across the Middle East and international markets.
