Nvidia Deepens AI Ties With South Korea

Nvidia (NVDA) is strengthening its presence in South Korea through a collaboration with SK Group and SK Hynix (SKHY) focused on large-scale AI infrastructure. The plans include building more than 2 gigawatts of AI data-center capacity on the Korean Peninsula, aimed at supporting rapidly growing demand for advanced computing. These data centers are intended to function as AI facilities that can host and train large-scale artificial intelligence models.

The partnership aligns Nvidia’s (NVDA) computing platforms with SK Group’s and SK Hynix’s (SKHY) capabilities in infrastructure and memory technology. By combining high-performance compute with advanced memory, the collaboration seeks to support intensive AI workloads that require significant power and capacity.

In public remarks, Jensen Huang underscored South Korea’s importance within the global AI ecosystem. He framed the country as entering a significant phase for AI development, reflecting its position in areas such as memory production and technology infrastructure. Huang’s comments highlighted how expanded cooperation with Korean partners fits into a broader push to scale AI factories worldwide.

SK Hynix’s expertise in memory complements Nvidia’s processors, while SK Group’s broader industrial footprint provides a platform for deploying large data centers. Together, these elements support the creation of facilities capable of handling demanding generative AI and data-intensive applications.

Huang’s discussion of the South Korean initiatives came shortly after his participation in a Korean AI summit. He spoke in an interview recorded in San Francisco, where he detailed the planned cooperation with SK Group and SK Hynix and the focus on building gigawatt-scale AI data centers in Korea.

The timing links the announcements to ongoing discussions among industry and government leaders on how to expand AI capabilities and infrastructure. By outlining substantial capacity targets and deepening ties with major Korean technology groups, Nvidia is positioning South Korea as a key hub in its global AI infrastructure network.