NVIDIA Collaborating with Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology to Accelerate AI Development

"Taiwan has been the epicenter of the PC revolution, and it will serve as a key center for the next industry revolution focused on AI," said NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang. "We are delighted to be working closely with MOST to ensure that Taiwan fully harnesses the power of this technological wave." "AI is the key to igniting Taiwan's next industrial revolution, building on the long-established strength of our IT manufacturing capabilities," said Dr. Liang-Gee Chen, Minister of Science and Technology. "Our focus is on drawing academics, industry and young talent into our AI Grand Plan to create an ecosystem based on AI innovation." Under the agreement, the National Center for High-Performance Computing will build Taiwan's first AI-focused supercomputer powered by NVIDIA DGX AI computing platforms and Volta architecture-based GPUs.