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 firm Nvidia has affirmed its intention to deliver a maximum of 260,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) to South Korea, according to Seoul's science minister Bae Kyung-hoon, who announced this on Friday. Last October, Nvidia disclosed its intention to supply GPUs to South Korea to construct substantial artificial intelligence (AI) facilities within the nation.
In a Facebook post, Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon emphasized that commercial collaboration will persist despite Huang's resignation, mentioning that the science ministry has convened with Nvidia to tackle outstanding matters. The partnership agreements introduced previously involve the South Korean government and prominent industry players, such as Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Naver Cloud, each of which intends to construct its individual AI computing center powered by Nvidia's newest Blackwell GPUs.
A GPU is a high-performance semiconductor chip capable of performing numerous calculations concurrently and is extensively utilized for training and executing AI models.
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