SoftBank 1st to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer

SoftBank first to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer
TOKYO (Reuters) -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.
SoftBank is Nvidia's first Blackwell chips customer. Here's what they're going to be used for.
SoftBank Group is the first customer to use Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which will be used to develop an artificial intelligence supercomputer in Japan. The companies plan to build the system — which they call Japan's most powerful supercomputer — in early 2025.
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