Nvidia confirms planned supply of GPUs to S. Korea despite Jensen Huang's resignation: science minister - Yonhap News Agency
U.S. tech giant Nvidia Corp. has confirmed its commitment to deploying up to 260,000 graphics processing units in South Korea despite CEO Jensen Huang's resignation.
The announcement was made by South Korea's science minister Bae Kyung-hoon on Friday, who stressed that business cooperation will continue despite Huang's resignation. The science ministry has held a meeting with Nvidia to address pending issues related to the partnership.
AI Factory Partnership
In October, Nvidia announced plans to supply GPUs to South Korea to build large-scale artificial intelligence factories. The business tie-up, announced last year, involves the South Korean government and major industry leaders including Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Naver Cloud Corp.
Each company will establish its own AI computing centers powered by Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs, which are high-performance semiconductor chips designed to handle many calculations simultaneously and are widely used to train and run AI models.
Strategic Importance
The partnership represents a significant investment in South Korea's AI infrastructure and technological advancement. The deployment of 260,000 GPUs will significantly boost the country's AI capabilities and support its growing tech industry.
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