SK Group and technology leader NVIDIA have signed formal letters of intent to enter into a comprehensive partnership valued at over $500 billion. The multi-faceted initiative spans from large-scale AI factory construction to the development and supply of next-generation AI memory architectures, aiming to meet the accelerating demand for high-performance global compute capacity.
Deploying a 2-Gigawatt AI Factory Powered by NVIDIA Vera Rubin and HBM4
The agreement expands upon a long-standing technological collaboration between both organizations, anchored by SK Telecom’s initiative to construct a 2-gigawatt AI Cloud facility in South Korea. Scheduled to launch its first operational phase in 2027, the deployment will utilize NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin chips paired with SK hynix’s advanced HBM4 memory modules.
The infrastructure will be architected using the full-stack NVIDIA DSX platform, which harmonizes accelerated compute hardware, systems architecture, networking, and software stacks. This integrated blueprint is designed to maximize energy efficiency while delivering optimal processing performance and reducing token costs for enterprise workloads.
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Through this deployment, SK Group and NVIDIA seek to fast-track large-scale AI infrastructure development across South Korea and the wider Asia-Pacific market. The scope encompasses sovereign, physical, agentic, and enterprise-level AI service ecosystems.
Scaling Cloud Accessibility and Securing Next-Gen AI Memory Supply
By expanding NVIDIA-powered infrastructure, the alliance enables SK Telecom to invest in capital-intensive compute architectures while broadening commercial access to advanced cloud resources.
Concurrently, SK hynix has established a long-term AI memory supply and development pact with NVIDIA. Building on past technical co-development efforts, the agreement guarantees a stable pipeline of advanced High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for NVIDIA while solidifying SK hynix’s operational foundation for sustained growth.
Engineers from both companies will jointly design and optimize next-generation HBM architectures engineered for complex computational requirements, including:
Large Language Model (LLM) Training
Agentic AI Frameworks
Physical AI Systems & Industrial Robotics
“In the AI era, competitiveness depends not just on how effectively AI is utilized, but on how much intelligence we can produce,” said SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won. “By leveraging SK hynix’s AI memory and SK Telecom’s AI infrastructure capabilities, SK will collaborate with NVIDIA to build a world-class AI factory, helping Korea transcend its role as a leading adopter of AI and become a global hub that drives AI innovation.”
“South Korea has all the ingredients to become a global AI powerhouse – world-class networks and data centers, leadership in chip technology and vast industrial scale,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Together with SK Telecom and SK hynix, we are building a new generation of AI factories that will power Korea’s next wave of growth.”