US chip giant NVIDIA keen to explore investment opportunities in Vietnam

The working trip will take them to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City that are the country’s largest economic hubs, revealed the newspaper.  

During the trip, NVIDIA leaders will to work alongside representatives of relevant businesses and institutions from these localities in an effort to establish the Artificial Intelligence Center for Research and Training, install supercomputer systems, and transfer part of the production of graphic processing units (GPUs) for supercomputers to the Vietnamese market.

Specifically, they will have four working sessions on April 25 and 26 with the Management Board of Saigon High-Tech Park (SHTP), the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, and CMC Technology Group.

They are also scheduled to meet with the chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to discuss investment opportunities in the semiconductor field in the southern hub.

Late last year, Jensen Huang, president and CEO of the NVIDIA, went on a working visit to Vietnam. During his meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Huang unveiled the group’s plan to establish a base in the country.

The base aims to attract talents from around the world to contribute to the development of the Vietnamese semiconductor ecosystem and artificial intelligence (AI), whilst also promoting startups, thereby further boosting the digitalisation process in the country.