SoftBank to Get 1st New Nvidia Chips for Japan Supercomputer

SoftBank will be first to receive Nvidia's Blackwell chips to build supercomputer
SoftBank's (OTCPK:SFTBY) telecom unit will receive the world's first AI system featuring Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) Blackwell chips to build Japan's most powerful supercomputer, and plans to use the Grace Blackwell platform for its next supercomputer.
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Elsewhere at Nvidia’s AI Summit Japan, it was revealed that Nvidia and SoftBank have also jointly launched the world’s first combined AI and 5G telecom network based on Nvidia’s AI Aerial accelerated computing platform.
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SoftBank Group Corp. will be the first Nvidia Corp. customer to build a supercomputer based on the chipmaker’s new Blackwell design, a move to meet growing demand in a country eager to catch up in artificial intelligence.
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SoftBank will be the first to receive Nvidia Blackwell chips, it is also planning to pilot the first AI-powered 5G telecom network.
SoftBank first to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer
SoftBank's Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia's latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks to ride the artificial intelligence boom.
SoftBank is Nvidia's first Blackwell chips customer. Here's what they're going to be used for.
SoftBank Group is the first customer to use Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which will be used to develop an artificial intelligence supercomputer in Japan. The companies plan to build the system — which they call Japan's most powerful supercomputer — in early 2025.
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Nvidia chips will be used in SoftBank's supercomputer. It's a sign of the company's dominance in advanced AI hardware.
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Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang had announced the plans to use new Blackwell design earlier this year but the execution slowed following supply chain issues.
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