SK Hynix, Nvidia to Jointly Develop Next-Gen AI Memory

SK Hynix and Nvidia are joining forces to co-develop next-generation memory semiconductors specifically designed for artificial intelligence applications. This collaboration marks a significant step in advancing AI infrastructure, with SK Telecom planning to launch its first AI factory in South Korea next year, powered by Nvidia's cutting-edge chips.

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met to discuss the partnership, emphasizing their shared vision for the future of AI. Chey stated that the two companies will jointly develop next-generation memory for AI factories and apply AI to semiconductor design and manufacturing to build the future of AI infrastructure. Huang echoed this sentiment, calling AI factories the "engine of the next industrial revolution" and highlighting advanced memory as crucial to their performance.

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The two companies will jointly develop next-generation memory for AI factories and apply AI to semiconductor design and manufacturing to build the future of AI infrastructure.

The collaboration will focus on developing advanced AI memory, including High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), which is currently used in Nvidia's AI chips. While not a direct long-term purchase agreement, the partnership is seen as a symbolic strengthening of comprehensive cooperation between the two tech giants.

SK Hynix will also work with Nvidia on memory development for Nvidia's new systems like the Vera Rubin AI supercomputer, Vera CPU, RTX Spark computer, and Jetson Thor robotic computing platform. Furthermore, they aim to establish an AI-driven semiconductor development and manufacturing environment using Nvidia's chips and software. SK Telecom's AI factory, slated for operation next year, will utilize Nvidia's latest chips and its DSX platform, with plans to expand it to a gigawatt-scale facility. The company also intends to pursue its own AI cloud business through Nvidia's Cloud Partner Program.

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AI factories are the engine of the next industrial revolution, and advanced memory is the core of their performance. We will jointly develop next-generation memory and accelerate the global AI infrastructure expansion together.