Nvidia confirms planned supply of GPUs to S. Korea despite Huang's resignation: science minister
U.S. tech giant Nvidia Corp. has confirmed its commitment to deploying up to 260,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) in South Korea in partnership with South Korean companies, Seoul's science minister said Friday. In October, Nvidia announced a plan to supply GPUs to South Korea to build large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) factories in the country. In a post on Facebook, Science Minister…
U.S. technology company Nvidia has affirmed its plans to supply up to 260,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) to South Korea, according to Seoul's Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon. This announcement comes amidst Huang's resignation from Nvidia. The Minister emphasized that business collaboration will persist despite the leadership change.
Nvidia initially revealed its intent to furnish GPUs for the establishment of substantial AI factories in South Korea in October. The Minister confirmed that discussions with Nvidia on any unresolved matters took place during a recent meeting held by the Science Ministry. The previously disclosed business partnership plans involve South Korean authorities and prominent enterprises such as Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Naver Cloud.
These entities intend to construct their respective AI computing centers, each powered by Nvidia's recently unveiled Blackwell GPUs. A GPU is a powerful microchip capable of performing numerous calculations concurrently and is extensively utilized for developing and executing AI models.
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