SoftBank Corp to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer

SoftBank Corp to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer

An Nvidia Blackwell GPU is displayed at COMPUTEX in Taipei, Taiwan June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

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.