SK Group and NVIDIA Expand Strategic Partnership Across AI Factories and Next-Generation Memory

News Summa y:

• SK G oup a d NVIDIA expa d st ategic collabo atio with a $500-billio -plus i itiative spa i g AI facto ies a d ext-ge e atio memo y.
• SK Telecom to build 2-gigawatt NVIDIA Ve a Rubi DSX AI Facto y to se ve global compute dema d.
• NVIDIA a d SK hy ix establish lo g-te m pa t e ship to secu e a d codevelop ext-ge e atio AI memo y, i cludi g HBM.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AI Summit — SK G oup a d NVIDIA today a ou ced pla s fo a $500-billio -plus comp ehe sive pa t e ship to establish AI i f ast uctu e se vi g the su gi g dema d fo global compute. The two sides sig ed lette s of i te t to fo malize the ag eeme t, which spa s f om AI facto y co st uctio to AI memo y supply.

NVIDIA Ve a Rubi I f ast uctu e a d DSX Platfo m D ive 2-Gigawatt BuildToday’s a ou ceme t builds o the decades-lo g tech ology pa t e ship betwee SK G oup a d NVIDIA, i cludi g the ece tly a ou ced pla s fo SK Telecom to build a 2-gigawatt-scale AI Cloud i Ko ea.

This cloud will use the NVIDIA^® DSX™ platfo m a d deploy NVIDIA Ve a Rubi accele ated computi g powe ed by SK hy ix HBM4, with the fi st AI facto y pla ed to come o li e i 2027.

It will be built o the NVIDIA DSX full-stack AI facto y a chitectu e, which i teg ates NVIDIA accele ated computi g, systems, softwa e a d pa t e tech ologies to delive the lowest toke cost at maximum e e gy efficie cy.

The two compa ies aim to accele ate la ge-scale AI i f ast uctu e developme t, i cludi g sove eig , physical, age tic a d e te p ise AI se vices, a d joi tly add ess the i c easi g AI dema d ac oss the Asia-Pacific egio , i cludi g South Ko ea.

Accele ati g AI I f ast uctu e at ScaleThe SK Telecom a d NVIDIA collabo atio accele ates the adoptio of NVIDIA-powe ed AI i f ast uctu e a d b oade s custome access to adva ced cloud se vices. The pa t e ship e ables SK Telecom to i vest i a d expa d la ge-scale AI i f ast uctu e while maki g capital-i te sive AI i f ast uctu e available to a b oade a ge of custome s.

Adva ci g Next-Ge e atio AI Memo ySK hy ix is also e te i g i to a lo g-te m AI memo y pa t e ship with NVIDIA. As a follow-up measu e to solidify thei p evious lo g-te m tech ical pa t e ship, this ag eeme t allows NVIDIA to secu e a stable supply of ext-ge e atio AI memo y, while e abli g SK hy ix to expa d the fou datio fo g owth.

The two compa ies will codevelop a d optimize ext-ge e atio AI memo y solutio s, i cludi g HBM, to meet evolvi g i f ast uctu e dema ds a gi g f om la ge la guage model t ai i g to age tic AI a d physical AI.

“I the AI e a, competitive ess depe ds ot just o how effectively AI is utilized, but o how much i tellige ce we ca p oduce,” said SK G oup Chai ma Chey Tae-wo . “By leve agi g SK hy ix’s AI memo y a d SK Telecom’s AI i f ast uctu e capabilities, SK will collabo ate with NVIDIA to build a wo ld-class AI facto y, helpi g Ko ea t a sce d its ole as a leadi g adopte of AI a d become a global hub that d ives AI i ovatio .”

“South Ko ea has all the i g edie ts to become a global AI powe house — wo ld-class etwo ks a d data ce te s, leade ship i chip tech ology a d vast i dust ial scale,” said Je se Hua g, fou de a d CEO of NVIDIA. “Togethe with SK Telecom a d SK hy ix, we a e buildi g a ew ge e atio of AI facto ies that will powe Ko ea’s ext wave of g owth.”

About SK G oupSK G oup, South Ko ea’s seco d-la gest co glome ate, is a global tech ology a d i dust ial leade that delive s i ovatio s, p oducts, a d se vices ac oss the A tificial I tellige ce, semico ducto s, e e gy, a d life scie ces ecosystems. Headqua te ed i Seoul, SK has a dive se po tfolio of busi esses a d i vestme ts with ove 175 affiliate compa ies a d ove 100,000 employees wo ldwide. http://e g.sk.com

About NVIDIANVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the wo ld leade i AI a d accele ated computi g.

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SK hy ix Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme tsThis p ess elease may co tai fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, which i volve isks a d u ce tai ties. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts co ce a d a e based upo , amo g othe thi gs, SK hy ix’s expectatio s ega di g the ealizatio of a y pote tial adva tages, be efits a d the impact of, a d oppo tu ities c eated by, the above-desc ibed pa t e ship. These stateme ts a e ge e ally ide tified wo ds such as “may,” “will,” “i te d,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “a ticipate,” “p oject,” “estimate” a d simila exp essio s, o the egative of such exp essio s. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e ot gua a tees of futu e pe fo ma ce a d a e subject to i he e t isks, u ce tai ties, a d othe facto s that could cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om those exp essed o implied. Reade s a e cautio ed ot to place u due elia ce o a y of these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts speak o ly as of the date he eof. SK hy ix u de takes o obligatio to update a y of these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts to eflect eve ts o ci cumsta ces afte the date of this ews elease o to eflect actual outcomes, u less equi ed by law.

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NVIDIA Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme tsCe tai stateme ts i this p ess elease i cludi g, but ot limited to, stateme ts as to: togethe with SK Telecom a d SK hy ix, NVIDIA helpi g accele ate Ko ea’s AI i f ast uctu e — buildi g wo ld-class AI facto ies that tu compute i to i tellige ce, p oductivity a d g owth; expectatio s with espect to g owth, pe fo ma ce, availability, a d be efits of NVIDIA’s p oducts, se vices a d tech ologies, a d elated t e ds a d d ive s; expectatio s with espect to NVIDIA’s pa t e ship with thi d pa ties, i cludi g with SK Telecom; expectatio s with espect to tech ology developme ts, a d elated t e ds a d d ive s; p ojected ma ket g owth a d t e ds; expectatio s with espect to AI a d elated i dust ies; a d othe stateme ts that a e ot histo ical facts a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts withi the mea i g of Sectio 27A of the Secu ities Act of 1933, as ame ded, a d Sectio 21E of the Secu ities Excha ge Act of 1934, as ame ded, which a e subject to the “safe ha bo ” c eated by those sectio s based o ma ageme t’s beliefs a d assumptio s a d o i fo matio cu e tly available to ma ageme t a d a e subject to isks a d u ce tai ties that could cause esults to be mate ially diffe e t tha expectatio s. Impo ta t facto s that could cause actual esults to diffe mate ially i clude: global eco omic a d political co ditio s; NVIDIA’s elia ce o thi d pa ties to ma ufactu e, assemble, package a d test NVIDIA’s p oducts; the impact of tech ological developme t a d competitio ; developme t of ew p oducts a d tech ologies o e ha ceme ts to NVIDIA’s existi g p oducts a d tech ologies; ma ket accepta ce of NVIDIA’s p oducts o NVIDIA’s pa t e s’ p oducts; desig , ma ufactu i g o softwa e defects; cha ges i co sume p efe e ces o dema ds; cha ges i i dust y sta da ds a d i te faces; u expected loss of pe fo ma ce of NVIDIA’s p oducts o tech ologies whe i teg ated i to systems; NVIDIA’s ability to ealize the pote tial be efits of busi ess i vestme ts o acquisitio s; a d cha ges i applicable laws a d egulatio s, as well as othe facto s detailed f om time to time i the most ece t epo ts NVIDIA files with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio , o SEC, i cludi g, but ot limited to, its A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K a d Qua te ly Repo ts o Fo m 10-Q. Copies of epo ts filed with the SEC a e posted o the compa y’s website a d a e available f om NVIDIA without cha ge. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e ot gua a tees of futu e pe fo ma ce a d speak o ly as of the date he eof, a d, except as equi ed by law, NVIDIA disclaims a y obligatio to update these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts to eflect futu e eve ts o ci cumsta ces.

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