SK Telecom (SKT) announced on June 1 that it is utilizing NVIDIA's digital twin platform, Omniverse, to establish a digital twin for SK Hynix's semiconductor fab and optimize it for large-scale manufacturing environments.
During the keynote speech at NVIDIA's GTC Taipei event in Taiwan, SKT was introduced as a key partner in physical AI for the manufacturing sector. The keynote video showcased how SKT applied digital twin technology to semiconductor manufacturing processes using Omniverse.
As part of its 'Autonomous Fab 2030' initiative, SK Hynix completed a proof of concept (PoC) for semiconductor fab digital twin technology with SKT last year and plans to gradually commercialize it in the future.
A digital twin replicates actual factories and equipment in a virtual space, allowing for pre-validation of the impacts of process changes or equipment layout adjustments. This technology is considered a core physical AI tool that reduces trial and error on the manufacturing floor and supports data-driven decision-making by simulating various scenarios in a virtual environment.
SKT has also developed 'Agentic Digital Twin Modeling' technology, which uses NVIDIA's Agent Toolkit to automatically process equipment and spatial structure data for the digital twin environment. This approach aims to enhance the efficiency of the digital twin construction and operation process through data transformation, scene optimization, and performance improvement.
Additionally, SKT is enhancing the platform by integrating the NVIDIA Omniverse library to improve loading speeds, execution performance, and GPU and memory usage efficiency for large-scale 3D scenes. This advancement is expected to enable the stable and scalable construction of digital twins in complex manufacturing environments like semiconductor fabs.
Jo Ik-hwan, head of physical AI at SK Telecom, stated, "We have confirmed that manufacturing digital twins can evolve beyond simple 3D visualization into a physical AI platform that allows AI to understand and optimize large-scale data in manufacturing environments. We will expand our collaboration with NVIDIA across various manufacturing industries, including semiconductors."
Meanwhile, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to visit South Korea on June 5. He is expected to meet with leaders including the heads of SK and Hyundai Motor Group, as well as LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin, among others.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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