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SK Group and NVIDIA Deepen Partnership to Advance AI and High-Performance Computing

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SK Group, a Korean conglomerate, and NVIDIA, a leader in AI and accelerated computing, are strengthening their partnership to drive innovation in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and semiconductor manufacturing. The two companies have announced plans to build an NVIDIA AI factory, featuring over 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs, to accelerate digital transformation and industrial innovation in Korea. The partnership will also focus on the development of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and next-generation advanced memory solutions for NVIDIA GPUs.

The NVIDIA AI factory will serve as a hub for AI research, development, and production, leveraging NVIDIA's accelerated computing and software to create AI factories that will transform SK Group and energize Korea's AI ecosystem. The facility will be open to sovereign model developers participating in the Korea government's Sovereign AI Foundation Models project. SKT, a SK Group subsidiary, will also participate in the project as a model developer to provide foundation models for enterprises, industries, and researchers working on AI agent and application development.

Key Takeaways:

  • SK Group is building an NVIDIA AI factory featuring over 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs to accelerate digital transformation and industrial innovation in Korea.
  • The partnership will focus on the development of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and next-generation advanced memory solutions for NVIDIA GPUs.
  • SK hynix is using NVIDIA's accelerated cloud infrastructure to scale its operations and accelerate chip design with AI physics.
  • The company is building autonomous fab digital twins using NVIDIA Omniverse libraries and with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs.
  • SK hynix is deploying AI-powered agents with NVIDIA NIM microservices and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software to boost productivity for over 40,000 employees.
  • SK Telecom is launching an industrial cloud built on NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs in Asia to accelerate digital twin and robotics innovation.
  • The session will take place at the SK AI Summit on Nov. 3-4.

Statistics:

  • Over 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs will be used in the SK Group AI factory.
  • The partnership aims to accelerate digital transformation and industrial innovation in Korea.
  • SK hynix is using NVIDIA's accelerated cloud infrastructure to scale its operations.
  • The company is accelerating chip design with AI physics, enabling delivery of next-generation semiconductor products faster and with greater precision.
  • SK hynix is building autonomous fab digital twins using NVIDIA Omniverse libraries and with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs.
  • The industrial cloud launched by SK Telecom will feature over 2,000 NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs.

Sources:

  • NVIDIA Corporation press release, Oct. 31, 2025
  • GLOBE NEWSWIRE, Oct. 31, 2025
  • NVIDIA Corporation, "NVIDIA AI Factory" website
  • NVIDIA Corporation, "SK Group and NVIDIA Partner to Build AI Factory" press release, Oct. 31, 2025

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