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).
SoftBank unit to build supercomputer with Nvidia Blackwell chips
At the Nvidia AI Summit in Japan, founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced that SoftBank Corp will be the first to receive Nvidia’s DGX B200 systems.
SoftBank Plans Supercomputer With Nvidia Blackwell Chips
SoftBank Group Corp. will be the first Nvidia Corp. customer to build a supercomputer based on the chipmaker’s new Blackwell design, a move to meet growing demand in a country eager to catch up in artificial intelligence.
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 planning supercomputer with Nvidia’s Blackwell chips, Bloomberg reports
SoftBank’s (SFTBY) telecom unit plans to build an AI supercomputer in Japan using Nvidia’s (NVDA) DGX B200 platform, as well as a
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