SoftBank’s Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia’s (NVDA.O) latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks to ride the artificial intelligence boom.
SoftBank Corp (9434.T) is also planning to use Grace Blackwell chips for a further supercomputer, said Nvidia, which held an AI event in Tokyo featuring SoftBank Group (9984.T) CEO Son and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Son is