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Updated · NVIDIA Blog · Jul 25
NVIDIA, Korea Partners Expand AI Buildout to 200 Megawatts, Launch $500 Billion SK Alliance
Updated
Updated · NVIDIA Blog · Jul 25

NVIDIA, Korea Partners Expand AI Buildout to 200 Megawatts, Launch $500 Billion SK Alliance

3 articles · Updated · NVIDIA Blog · Jul 25

Summary

  • 200 megawatts is the new target for NAVER’s NVIDIA-powered AI factory at GAK Sejong—about 100,000 GPUs on the Vera Rubin platform, more than tripling the initial June buildout.
  • A $500-billion-plus NVIDIA-SK partnership will broaden Korea’s AI infrastructure push, deploying Vera Rubin systems with SK hynix HBM4 memory to meet rising global compute demand.
  • KAIST and NVIDIA also formalized a joint agentic AI lab in Seoul—the first such lab between a Korean university and a global tech company—while KAIST and Seoul National University plan additional NVIDIA AI Technology Centers.
  • Hyundai Motor Group tied the expansion to physical AI, extending a 50,000-Blackwell-GPU buildout and integrating NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion into its vehicle platforms.
  • The announcements came as President Lee Jae Myung and Jensen Huang met in San Francisco, underscoring South Korea’s broader bid to become a hub for AI infrastructure, semiconductors and industrial deployment.

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