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Nvidia Clinches 260,000-GPU Korea Deals as Samsung Launches 50,000-GPU AI Factory

Phased deliveries now begin to build national and cloud AI capacity across South Korea.

Overview

  • Nvidia and Korean partners confirmed multi‑party commitments totaling about 260,000 GPUs spanning government and major companies.
  • The Ministry of Science and ICT allocated 50,000 GPUs to the Korea National AI Computing Center with capacity spread to NHN Cloud, NAVER Cloud and Kakao.
  • An initial tranche of 13,000 GPUs will be deployed to NHN Cloud and Kakao under a staged rollout.
  • Samsung announced an AI factory program exceeding 50,000 Nvidia GPUs, adoption of Omniverse digital‑twin tools for fabs, and joint HBM4 research and development with Nvidia.
  • Further collaborations include Hyundai Motor Group, SK Group and NAVER Cloud planning large Blackwell‑class deployments for smart manufacturing, robotics and industry‑specific AI models.