NVIDIA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Telecom (SKT) and Rebellion regarding NVLink Fusion collaboration. This agreement will integrate domestic neural processing units (NPUs) with NVIDIA's system architecture.
On November 9, the Ministry of Science and ICT attended NVIDIA's AI Day event at COEX in Seoul, where it celebrated the signing of the NVLink Fusion collaboration MOU among NVIDIA, SKT, and Rebellion. The ministry also announced a joint hosting of the 'AI Startup Partnership Forum' with NVIDIA.
This MOU is part of the ongoing collaboration between the Ministry of Science and ICT and NVIDIA to connect domestic NPUs with NVLink Fusion technology.
Attendees at the signing ceremony included Lee Do-kyu, Director General of the Ministry of Science and ICT's Information and Communication Policy Bureau; Raymond Teh, Senior Vice President of NVIDIA; Jeong Seok-geun, Chief Technology Officer of SKT; and Park Sung-hyun, CEO of Rebellion.
NVLink Fusion is a platform that allows external partners' accelerators to be integrated into NVIDIA's AI computing systems. This technology will enable the incorporation of domestic NPUs into NVIDIA's rack-scale systems, allowing them to work alongside NVIDIA GPUs.
As part of the development of SKT's AI Data Center (AIDC), the collaboration aims to implement a heterogeneous AI computing system that links Rebellion's NPU with NVIDIA's graphics processing units (GPUs) based on NVLink Fusion.
This partnership is significant as it integrates domestic NPUs into NVIDIA's system architecture, which leads the global AI computing market beyond independent technology development.
With the recent increase in demand for AI inference, the combination of GPUs and NPUs in heterogeneous computing is gaining attention as a key direction for next-generation AI infrastructure. The integration of domestic NPUs with NVIDIA systems is expected to provide new opportunities for domestic companies to enter the AIDC market and enhance performance, cost, and energy efficiency in the AI inference sector.
Following previous collaborations with AMD, the concrete partnership with NVIDIA further expands the foundation for domestic AI semiconductor companies to connect with various global ecosystems. This initiative aims to implement the technical characteristics and competitiveness of domestic NPUs across diverse AI infrastructure environments, rather than being limited to specific companies or platforms.
The AI Startup Partnership Forum was also held to broaden collaboration opportunities between domestic AI startups and NVIDIA, a leader in the global AI computing ecosystem, and to support domestic companies in entering overseas markets.
The forum featured NVIDIA's Vice President Diffu Thala and Jonathan Cohen, along with participation from 22 major startups, including Upstage, RealWorld, Twelve Labs, FuriosaAI, and Rebellion.
Lee Do-kyu, Director General of the Ministry of Science and ICT's Information and Communication Policy Bureau, stated, "The competitiveness of the AI industry grows when various capabilities are interconnected and integrated beyond the development of individual technologies. We hope this forum leads to our companies discovering technological and business collaboration opportunities with NVIDIA and achieving success in entering the global market." The ministry plans to support ongoing collaboration between domestic AI startups and NVIDIA following this forum.
This MOU is part of the ongoing collaboration between the Ministry of Science and ICT and NVIDIA to connect domestic NPUs with NVLink Fusion technology.
Attendees at the signing ceremony included Lee Do-kyu, Director General of the Ministry of Science and ICT's Information and Communication Policy Bureau; Raymond Teh, Senior Vice President of NVIDIA; Jeong Seok-geun, Chief Technology Officer of SKT; and Park Sung-hyun, CEO of Rebellion.
NVLink Fusion is a platform that allows external partners' accelerators to be integrated into NVIDIA's AI computing systems. This technology will enable the incorporation of domestic NPUs into NVIDIA's rack-scale systems, allowing them to work alongside NVIDIA GPUs.
As part of the development of SKT's AI Data Center (AIDC), the collaboration aims to implement a heterogeneous AI computing system that links Rebellion's NPU with NVIDIA's graphics processing units (GPUs) based on NVLink Fusion.
This partnership is significant as it integrates domestic NPUs into NVIDIA's system architecture, which leads the global AI computing market beyond independent technology development.
With the recent increase in demand for AI inference, the combination of GPUs and NPUs in heterogeneous computing is gaining attention as a key direction for next-generation AI infrastructure. The integration of domestic NPUs with NVIDIA systems is expected to provide new opportunities for domestic companies to enter the AIDC market and enhance performance, cost, and energy efficiency in the AI inference sector.
Following previous collaborations with AMD, the concrete partnership with NVIDIA further expands the foundation for domestic AI semiconductor companies to connect with various global ecosystems. This initiative aims to implement the technical characteristics and competitiveness of domestic NPUs across diverse AI infrastructure environments, rather than being limited to specific companies or platforms.
The AI Startup Partnership Forum was also held to broaden collaboration opportunities between domestic AI startups and NVIDIA, a leader in the global AI computing ecosystem, and to support domestic companies in entering overseas markets.
The forum featured NVIDIA's Vice President Diffu Thala and Jonathan Cohen, along with participation from 22 major startups, including Upstage, RealWorld, Twelve Labs, FuriosaAI, and Rebellion.
Lee Do-kyu, Director General of the Ministry of Science and ICT's Information and Communication Policy Bureau, stated, "The competitiveness of the AI industry grows when various capabilities are interconnected and integrated beyond the development of individual technologies. We hope this forum leads to our companies discovering technological and business collaboration opportunities with NVIDIA and achieving success in entering the global market." The ministry plans to support ongoing collaboration between domestic AI startups and NVIDIA following this forum.
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