Naver, a leading domestic platform corporations, and AMD, a global AI Semiconductor corporations, have joined hands to expand the AI ecosystem and cooperate on next-generation infrastructure. The plan is to combine Naver's AI capabilities that span the full cycle—from large language models (LLMs) to data centers, cloud, and services—with AMD's next-generation GPU technology to accelerate the expansion of an open AI infrastructure.
On the 18th, Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon and AMD CEO Lisa Su signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for "AI ecosystem expansion and next-generation infrastructure cooperation" at Naver's second headquarters, "1784," in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.
The two companies will strengthen technical cooperation to build a high-performance GPU computing environment optimized for HyperCLOVA X, and together advance a structure in which AI technology can be organically consolidated across diverse infrastructure environments.
Based on its technological capabilities to enable consolidation across the entire process from its self-developed LLM to data centers, cloud infrastructure, and user services, Naver will serve as a key partner to implement and expand AMD's next-generation infrastructure in real service environments. The two companies also plan to support AI computing resources for academic researchers and promote joint research projects.
Choi said, "We will broaden the potential use of the AMD platform across Naver Cloud and AI services."
Su said, "Naver is the optimal partner to innovatively implement AMD's next-generation AI GPU technology." When asked about the possibility of supplying AI chips to Naver, Su said, "We plan to discuss more today."
With reports that Su will visit Upstage on the 19th to discuss semiconductor infrastructure strategy, some say AMD is moving in earnest to check Nvidia by broadening cooperation with domestic AI corporations.