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Nvidia's AI Factory Plan: 260,000 GPUs to Transform South Korea's Tech Future

Nvidia is making a massive move into South Korea with plans to deploy 260,000 advanced GPUs. This partnership involves the government and major companies like Samsung, SK Group, and Hyundai. The initiative will transform South Korea into one of the world's largest AI computing hubs outside the United States. Each company has specific plans for their AI factories, from semiconductor research to autonomous driving systems.

Key Points: Nvidia Deploys 260,000 GPUs for South Korea AI Factories

  • Nvidia deploying 260,000 Blackwell GPUs across South Korea's major corporations
  • Government allocating 50,000 GPUs for sovereign AI language platform
  • Samsung using AI factory for semiconductor manufacturing simulations
  • Hyundai investing $3 billion for autonomous driving and robotics AI
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260,000 GPUs to be deployed to build AI factories in S. Korea

Nvidia partners with Samsung, SK, Hyundai and Korean government to build massive AI factories with 260,000 Blackwell GPUs, boosting national AI capacity to 300,000 units.

"The Blackwell-based infrastructure will boost South Korea's total installed AI GPU capacity from about 65,000 to more than 300,000 units - Nvidia"

Seoul, Oct 31

Nvidia plans to deploy up to 260,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) in South Korea in partnership with the government and major companies here to build large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) factories in the country, the US chip giant said on Friday.

The initiative will involve the South Korean government and major industry leaders, including Samsung Electronics. Co., SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group and Naver Cloud Corp., that will each establish their own AI computing centres powered by Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs, rpeorts Yonhap new agency.

Under the plan, which Nvidia shared in a preview media briefing on Thursday, the Seoul government will allocate up to 50,000 Nvidia GPUs to support the creation of a national "sovereign AI" platform designed to train large language models (LLMs) optimized for Korean language and industrial applications.

A GPU is a high-performance semiconductor chip designed to handle many calculations simultaneously and is widely used to train and run AI models.

Samsung, SK and Hyundai Motor will each deploy up to 50,000 GPUs, while Naver Cloud will install around 60,000 units, bringing the total to 260,000.

Nvidia said the Blackwell-based infrastructure will boost South Korea's total installed AI GPU capacity from about 65,000 to more than 300,000 units, positioning the country as one of the world's largest hubs for AI computing outside the United States.

The announcement was made as Jensen Huang, Nvidia's chief executive officer (CEO), was visiting South Korea to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, the host city of this year's multilateral gathering of regional leaders.

Huang arrived in South Korea on Thursday and met with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in Seoul.

The Nvidia chief said his visit came at the invitation of President Lee Jae Myung. The two met in Gyeongju to discuss issues involving AI and economic cooperation.

Financial terms of the arrangements were not disclosed.

Samsung will use the new AI factory to accelerate semiconductor manufacturing through digital twin simulations and smart robotics, employing Nvidia's NeMo, CUDA-X and Omniverse platforms, according to the company.

SK Group said it will design a similar facility to support semiconductor research and cloud-based AI applications, while SK Telecom Co. will provide sovereign industrial cloud services using Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs.

Hyundai Motor will use the 50,000 Blackwell GPUs to train large AI models for autonomous driving, robotics and smart factory operations, with plans to co-invest around US$3 billion with the government to build a "physical AI" ecosystem.

- IANS

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Priya S
Interesting how South Korea is building "sovereign AI" for their language and industries. India should do the same for our 22 official languages and diverse sectors. Our AI models need to understand Indian context better.
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Arjun K
While this is impressive, I hope India's tech giants like TCS, Infosys and Reliance are watching closely. We can't afford to fall behind in the AI race. The government should create similar incentives for AI infrastructure development.
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Sarah B
The collaboration between government and private companies is key here. India needs more public-private partnerships in tech. Our startups are doing amazing work but need better infrastructure support.
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Vikram M
Hyundai investing $3 billion in "physical AI" ecosystem shows how manufacturing is transforming. Indian auto companies should learn from this - AI can revolutionize our manufacturing sector too! 🚗
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Michael C
Honestly, I'm concerned about the environmental impact of such massive GPU deployments. The energy consumption must be enormous. Hope they're using renewable energy sources. India should prioritize green AI infrastructure.
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Ananya R
This shows why semiconductor manufacturing is so crucial. India's recent semiconductor policy is a step in the right direction, but we need to move faster. The world isn't waiting for us! âš¡

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