Samsung Electronics has announced plans to build an advanced AI mega-factory in partnership with Nvidia, integrating artificial intelligence into every stage of semiconductor, mobile, and robotics manufacturing. The facility will use over 50,000 Nvidia GPUs and the Omniverse platform to form an intelligent network capable of analyzing, predicting, and optimizing production in real time.
Both companies, partners for over 25 years, are also co-developing HBM4, a next-generation memory technology designed to power future AI applications and boost computing performance across industries.
As part of a broader AI collaboration drive, Nvidia will work with Samsung, three Korean telecom giants — SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus — and ETRI to co-develop AI-RAN, an innovation that merges AI with mobile base stations to enhance network efficiency and cut power use.
The Korean Ministry of Science and ICT said a global testbed for next-generation AI-RAN will be developed under the new partnership. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, on his first visit to South Korea in 15 years, unveiled these initiatives alongside an expanded agreement with the South Korean government during the APEC Summit 2025 to strengthen the country’s AI infrastructure.
In a move signaling deep U.S.-Asia tech cooperation, South Korea will acquire over 260,000 of Nvidia’s latest GPUs — 50,000 for national AI data centers and public projects, and over 200,000 for private firms like Samsung, SK, Hyundai, and Naver.
Hyundai Motor Group and Nvidia also announced a partnership to build AI factories and research centers focused on autonomous mobility, robotics, and smart manufacturing. According to Nvidia, 50,000 Blackwell GPUs will be deployed for integrated AI model training and validation. Huang said the alliance with Hyundai will redefine the mobility industry, merging AI innovation with physical industrial systems.
Meanwhile, SK Group, the parent company of SK Hynix, is collaborating with Nvidia to establish Asia’s first enterprise-led manufacturing AI cloud to support government and startup innovation. Similarly, Naver Cloud is developing a “Physical AI” platform that connects digital intelligence with real-world systems across industries like shipbuilding, energy, and biotech.
Naver’s founder Hae-jin Lee described the trend as the dawn of the “Physical AI” era, where AI directly powers industrial environments. Together, Nvidia’s partnerships with Korea’s technology leaders — Samsung, Hyundai, SK, and Naver — mark a sweeping convergence of AI and hardware, positioning the nation as a global hub for the next generation of intelligent manufacturing and industrial systems.