Nvidia has agreed to provide a guarantee of up to US$105 billion to help OpenAI lease a sprawling data centre in Ohio being developed by SoftBank-backed SB Energy, in one of the chipmaker’s largest infrastructure financing commitments.The Jensen Huang-led firm said on Monday it will also invest US$1.5 billion in SB Energy, months after a US$1 billion investment from OpenAI and SoftBank to expand data centre infrastructure.The new deal is the latest example of Nvidia financing the infrastructure built around its chips, a strategy that helps drive demand but has also raised questions about circular funding flows between the chip giant and its customers.
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Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre
Nvidia is providing a significant financial commitment to support OpenAI's data center development in Ohio. The chipmaker will guarantee up to $105 billion in lease payments for a sprawling data center being developed by SB Energy, a SoftBank-backed company.
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Nvidia is providing a significant financial commitment to support OpenAI's data center development in Ohio. The chipmaker will guarantee up to $105 billion in lease payments for a sprawling data center being developed by SB Energy, a SoftBank-backed company. Nvidia is also investing $1.5 billion in SB Energy. This agreement will allow SB Energy to build, own, and operate the campus for OpenAI under a 20-year lease, securing up to 8 gigawatts of AI computing capacity. This move represents one of Nvidia's largest infrastructure financing commitments and is part of its strategy to finance infrastructure built around its chips, which in turn helps drive demand for its products.
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Nvidia will provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio data centre.
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