SoftBank Plans 1st Supercomputer With Nvidia Blackwell Chips

Softbank plans to build first Nvidia Blackwell-based AI supercomputer using x86 DGX B200 servers
SoftBank's s telecom arm will build an AI supercomputer based on Nvidia's DGX B200 servers, featuring x86 processors and eight B200 GPU modules per server. SoftBank plans to adopt the Grace Blackwell platform, which combines Arm-based Grace CPUs and Blackwell AI GPUs, eventually (it's unclear when).
Nvidia and Softbank team up to build new AI supercomputer
Nvidia announced its partnership with Softbank to build a Blackwell-powered AI supercomputer, as Japan seeks to get ahead in the AI arms race.
SoftBank is Nvidia's first Blackwell chips customer. Here's what they're going to be used for.
The collaboration comes amid skyrocketing demand for Nvidia chips, as companies scramble to secure supplies.
Nvidia and SoftBank team to create Japan’s most powerful AI supercomputer
Nvidia and SoftBank have partnered to launch Japan's most powerful AI supercomputer using Nvidia's new Grace Blackwell platform. Announced during Nvidia's AI Summit in Tokyo on Wednesday, the collaboration features SoftBank being the first to deploy Nvidia's DGX B200 systems to build the DGX SuperPOD,
SoftBank Plans Supercomputer With Nvidia Blackwell Chips
SoftBank Group Corp. will be the first to build a supercomputer with chips using Nvidia Corp.’s new Blackwell design, a demonstration of the Japanese company’s ambitions to catch up on AI.
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.
Nvidia Stock Slips. SoftBank Deal Tells Us This About Its AI Chips.
Nvidia chips will be used in SoftBank's supercomputer. It's a sign of the company's dominance in advanced AI hardware.
SoftBank Teams With Nvidia To Bring Japan’s Largest AI Supercomputer With Blackwell Chip Power
SoftBank Group Corp., in collaboration with Nvidia Corp., is set to unveil Japans largest AI supercomputer powered by advanced Blackwell chips. This landmark project is a bold stride toward positioning Japan as a leader

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