Nvidia South Korea Hub: AI Data Center Industry Update

Nvidia Striking Mega Deals with SK Hynix, Naver, and Doosan Accelerates Asia-Pacific AI Data Center Market Growth

SEOUL, South Korea — June 8, 2026 — In a major move to solidify its dominance in the global artificial intelligence infrastructure market, Nvidia has finalized a series of monumental partnership agreements with South Korean industrial titans SK Hynix, Naver, and Doosan Group. Announced during a high-profile tour of South Korea by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, these collaborations aim to establish next-generation AI data centers and secure advanced manufacturing supply chains across Asia.

Forging Next-Gen Memory and Gigawatt-Scale Infrastructure

The strategic alliances address critical bottlenecks in global AI deployment, specifically raw compute power and next-generation memory bandwidth. While financial terms remain undisclosed, the roadmap outlines immediate hardware integrations and long-term infrastructural developments.

Key facts of the agreements include:

• Multi-Year Memory Alliance: Nvidia and SK Hynix have signed a multi-year technology partnership to co-develop advanced memory solutions tailored for global AI data centers. The deal secures a stable memory supply chain despite elongated semiconductor development cycles.

• Gigawatt-Scale AI Cloud: Sister company SK Telecom will leverage Nvidia’s architecture to construct a massive gigawatt-scale AI cloud within South Korea, with the initial data centers projected to go operational by 2027.

• Industrial Architecture and Physical AI: Internet powerhouse Naver and industrial conglomerate Doosan Group will deploy Nvidia's technology to construct specialized AI data center platforms.

Furthermore, Doosan—which manufactures materials used in Nvidia’s highly powerful Blackwell chips—plans to deploy its own energy management solutions into Nvidia’s data center framework while integrating Nvidia's physical AI and robotics tech into its heavy industry operations.

Market Trajectory and Expert Insights

The aggressive expansion into South Korea highlights the critical role the nation plays as an Asian manufacturing powerhouse. Home to the world's two largest memory chipmakers, local infrastructure adjustments immediately resonate across the global supply chain.

"According to Next Move Strategy Consulting (NMSC) analysts, the global Data Center Market size is experiencing exponential adjustments as sovereign tech ecosystems rush to build localized AI capabilities," notes a lead strategist at NMSC. "Nvidia’s coordinated agreements across South Korea's memory, internet, and energy sectors represent a textbook blueprint for secure, integrated infrastructure layout. By embedding its tech into both the energy supply and material layers of partners like Doosan, Nvidia isn't just selling chips—it is locking down the physical foundation of the next hardware wave."

A New Boundary for Sovereign AI

As geopolitical and compliance pressures push enterprises toward localized data management, the South Korean corridor is emerging as a primary battleground for hardware supremacy. By anchoring its Blackwell ecosystem directly alongside the world’s leading memory suppliers, Nvidia ensures it remains the indispensable backbone of the ongoing AI boom.

Source: ET Telecom 

Prepared By: Prakhyat Chowdhury