SoftBank Group Corp. will be the first to build a supercomputer with chips using Nvidia Corp.’s new Blackwell design, a demonstration of the Japanese company’s ambitions to catch up on AI.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump,

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.

SoftBank Group Corp. will be the first Nvidia Corp. customer to build a supercomputer based on the chipmaker’s new Blackwell design, a move to meet growing demand in a country eager to catch up in artificial intelligence.

SoftBank's (OTCPK:SFTBY) telecom unit will receive the world's first AI system featuring Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) Blackwell chips to build Japan's most powerful supercomputer, and plans to use the Grace Blackwell platform for its next supercomputer.

Speaking at Nvidia's AI Summit in Tokyo, Jensen Huang announced that SoftBank will build Japan's most powerful AI supercomputer using the chipmaker's latest designs. In addition to the new computer, SoftBank is also going to use Nvidia gear to provide AI services over cellular networks.