Samsung SDS has officially begun construction on an artificial intelligence (AI) dedicated data center in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, marking the start of Samsung's 60 trillion won investment plan in the Yeongnam region. The Gumi AI Data Center is designed to be expandable up to 120 megawatts (MW) and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2028.
On November 2, Samsung SDS announced that it has commenced the construction of the Gumi AI Data Center in the industrial complex of Gumi. The facility will initially have a power capacity of 60 MW, with plans for future expansion to meet increasing AI demand. The company received construction approval from Gumi City at the end of August and is currently underway with the project.
This groundbreaking represents the first tangible outcome of Samsung's 60 trillion won investment plan announced in July. During the 'Yeongnam Advanced Industry Development Vision National Report Meeting,' Samsung pledged to invest approximately 60 trillion won to develop the Yeongnam region into a 'global physical AI innovation cluster.'
Key investment areas include the humanoid robots and AI data center in Gumi, solid-state batteries in Ulsan, AI server package substrates and multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) in Busan, and advanced high-value-added ships in Geoje.
Through the establishment of the Gumi AI Data Center, Samsung SDS aims to secure essential infrastructure to respond to the rapidly growing AI demand in the manufacturing and robotics automation sectors. The company plans to contribute to enhancing national AI competitiveness and revitalizing the local economy and AI industry ecosystem in Gumi, aligning with the government's three major mega-projects.
To achieve this, Samsung SDS will build the Gumi AI Data Center as a super-large facility optimized for high-performance graphics processing unit (GPU) servers.
Samsung SDS plans to establish a large-scale power infrastructure, redundancy for key equipment, and an emergency power system to address the high power consumption and heat generation of high-performance GPU servers.
To enhance cooling efficiency, the center will implement a 'hybrid cooling' technology that combines air and water cooling. Air cooling will be used for general servers with relatively low heat generation, while water cooling will be applied to high-density GPU servers to dissipate heat.
The server room is designed to accommodate various power density server racks, ensuring it can support ultra-high-power GPU servers in the future and host a range of AI systems without being limited to specific GPUs or services.
Samsung SDS will also engage in a co-location business that allows customers to install and utilize GPUs directly, providing AI services to external clients across various sectors. This initiative will actively support the core business of Samsung affiliates.
In particular, it will play a role in the manufacturing robot transformation (RX) project, which is gaining momentum among Samsung affiliates, focusing on AI training for precision task robots in manufacturing environments that require large-scale computations.
Earlier this year, Samsung SDS announced an investment of 427.3 billion won for the new Gumi AI Data Center and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with North Gyeongsang Province and Gumi City for its construction.
Lee Jun-hee, CEO of Samsung SDS, stated, "The Gumi AI Data Center will play a crucial role in transforming how companies work and enhancing industrial competitiveness through AI. Samsung SDS will leverage its accumulated experience in data center construction and operation, along with its cloud and AI technology capabilities, to create a reliable AI infrastructure that customers can trust and provide optimal AI full-stack services."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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