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Nvidia Expands AI Frontiers in South Korea with Strategic Partnerships
The partnerships will support sovereign and physical AI services and expand Nvidia’s technology into new markets, the company said.
On Monday, California-based Nvidia announced AI-related collaborations with South Korean firms SK Telecom, SK Hynix, Naver, and Doosan Group to build AI data centers and utilize its technology.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea amid a global memory chip shortage as governments and companies pour hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure, straining supply.
SK Hynix signed a "multi-year technology partnership" for memory components, while SK Telecom plans "to build a gigawatt-scale AI Cloud in South Korea" with the first factory coming online in 2027.
Doosan Group will integrate Nvidia's physical AI technology into robotics and energy solutions, while Naver cooperates on data center construction to expand AI services across Asia.
These partnerships secure stable memory supply chains and diversify Nvidia into personal and physical AI markets as its value tops $5 trillion amid the global AI infrastructure boom.
Nvidia strengthens its expansion in South Korea with a series of strategic partnerships in the AI. Data centers, large-scale cloud and industrial collaborations: the chip giant consolidates its key role in the global race for artificial intelligence.