NVIDIA and SK Group are partnering to build an AI factory that will boost semiconductor development and production, as well as cloud infrastructure for advanced computing. The project also supports research in digital twins and AI agents used in industrial automation. SK Group is building an AI factory with over 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs, scheduled to complete its first phase by late 2027.
The factory will serve SK subsidiaries – SK hynix and SK Telecom (SKT) and other clients through a GPU-as-a-service model to speed accelerate industrial digitalization in Korea.
Both the companies are developing SK hynix high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for NVIDIA GPUs, along with semiconductor manufacturing and telecommunications infrastructure.
“In the era of AI, a new kind of manufacturing plant has emerged: the AI factory,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “SK Group is a vital memory technology partner, helping NVIDIA create the world’s most advanced GPU computing platforms that power global AI progress. We are delighted to partner with SK to build its AI foundation on NVIDIA accelerated computing and software, creating AI factories that will transform SK and energize Korea’s AI ecosystem.”
“SK Group is working with NVIDIA to make AI the engine of a profound transformation that will enable industries across Korea to transcend traditional limits of scale, speed and precision,” said Chey Tae-Won, chairman of SK Group. “With the NVIDIA AI factory as our foundation, SK Group will forge the infrastructure that powers the next generation of memory, robotics, digital twins and intelligent AI agents.”
The SK Group AI factory will support developers building sovereign AI models under South Korea’s national AI initiative. SK Telecom is also contributing to the program as a model developer, creating foundation models for businesses, industrial users, and researchers focused on AI agents and application development.
SK Telecom Advances Physical AI and Robotics with NVIDIA Omniverse
NVIDIA cloud provider SKT plans to build an industrial AI cloud in Asia with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. The platform will help manufacturers develop physical AI systems and advance robotics research and production.
The initial deployment will include over 2,000 NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs, and will run NVIDIA Omniverse workloads to support SK hynix’s semiconductor manufacturing, fab digital twins and internal AI agents.
SK Hynix Boosts Productivity Through AI Physics, Digital Twins, Robotics and AI Agents
SK hynix is using the cloud infrastructure from SKT to run its operations.
SK hynix is tapping NVIDIA CUDA-X technologies, including through the NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo framework, to accelerate chip design. This accelerates CAD simulations, enabling SK hynix to deliver semiconductor products. SK hynix is also testing opportunities to accelerate its current use of Synopsys software with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.
SK hynix is building fab digital twins using NVIDIA Omniverse libraries and NVIDIA RTX PRO Servers with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs. These digital twins simulate, monitor, and optimize fab operations to improve agility and progress toward self-optimizing manufacturing.
SKT is developing a model called A.X. built with NVIDIA NIM microservices and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise to power SK hynix AI agents and boost productivity across chip development. will help more than 40,000 employees collaborate, solve problems, and increase productivity in chip development.
Source: NVIDIA
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, designs and manufactures graphics processing units, systems on chips, networking hardware, and AI intelligence software such as CUDA. Its products serve industries including gaming, data centers, autonomous vehicles, professional visualization, robotics, health care, and energy. The company introduced the GPU in 1999 and later expanded into accelerated computing and AI infrastructure. In gaming, its GPUs support high-performance rendering, while in AI and high-performance computing, its systems provide the infrastructure for training and deploying large-scale models. NVIDIA also develops tools for robotics and autonomous driving. For the fiscal quarter ending in July 2025, the company reported revenue of $46.7B and net income of $26.4B.
About SK Group
SK Group, based in Seoul, South Korea, was founded in 1953 and has grown from a textile company into one of the country’s largest conglomerates. The group operates more than 175 companies across energy, chemicals, telecommunications, semiconductors, and digital technologies. Its businesses serve sectors such as manufacturing, life sciences, information and communications technology, and renewable energy. SK Group reported combined annual revenue of about $139B, reflecting its presence in both domestic and global markets.