Nvidia reaffirms planned GPU supply to S. Korea despite Huang's exit: minister - The Korea Times
U.S. tech giant Nvidia Corp. has reaffirmed its commitment to deploying up to 260,000 graphics processing units in South Korea despite CEO Jensen Huang's resignation.
Seoul's science minister confirmed Friday that Nvidia remains committed to supplying up to 260,000 GPUs to South Korean companies. This deployment aims to build large-scale artificial intelligence factories in the country, with the business cooperation continuing despite Huang's resignation.
AI Computing Centers
The partnership involves South Korea's government and major industry leaders including Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Naver Cloud. Each company will establish its own AI computing centers powered by Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs.
A GPU is a high-performance semiconductor chip designed to handle many calculations simultaneously and is widely used to train and run AI models.
Government Assurance
Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon stressed in a Facebook post that business cooperation will continue despite leadership changes. The science ministry has held a meeting with Nvidia to address pending issues related to the partnership.
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