KBS and Yonhap News Agency reported that Bae Kyung-hoon, South Korea’s science and ICT minister, said Nvidia reaffirmed its plan to supply 260,000 GPUs for public and private AI infrastructure as the company changes leadership.
The reports said Bae spoke after a Nov. 13 meeting between the ministry and Nvidia. He said work would continue on AI computing infrastructure, physical AI research and talent development. The reported cooperation also includes linking South Korean-made AI chips to Nvidia’s platform through NVLink.
The deployment was announced at the APEC Summit in Gyeongju in October 2025. The Ministry of Science and ICT’s announcement allocated about 50,000 GPUs for public projects and more than 200,000 for private-sector companies, including Samsung, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group and NAVER Cloud. Nvidia said cloud providers including NAVER Cloud, NHN Cloud and Kakao would receive an initial 13,000 Blackwell and other GPUs, with deployment expanding over several years.
Nvidia framed the project as a way to expand sovereign AI infrastructure and use AI systems in industry. The company said the effort was intended to support innovation, industries and jobs.
Nvidia announced Nov. 12 that Jensen Huang had resigned, effective immediately, as president, CEO and a board member. It named Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress interim CEO while its board searches for a permanent successor. Nvidia’s announcement did not mention the South Korean GPU plan. Board Chair Harvey C. Jones said the company expected its “operations, customer commitments and product roadmap” to continue without interruption.
Nvidia is scheduled to release its fiscal 2027 third-quarter results at about 4:20 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 17, followed by an earnings call at 5 p.m. ET.
