VCI Global Acquires Cutting-Edge NVIDIA H200 AI Chips Via Supermicro to Supercharge AI Cloud Business
28 January 2025 - 12:33AM
VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global”), through its AI
subsidiary, AI Computing Center Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (“AICC” or the
“Company”) proudly announces a major AI asset acquisition through
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI) (“Supermicro”). This
strategic investment entails the procurement of state-of-the-art 64
Supermicro servers equipped with 512 NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core
Graphics Processing Units (“NVIDIA H200 GPUs”), for the launch of
its AI cloud business.
AICC’s investment of over US$25 million marks a
significant milestone in its journey to becoming a leading AI
infrastructure provider. This investment is expected to generate
approximately US$6 million in annual revenue, representing a
projected 20% increase in earnings by 2026. The AICC’s first AI
computing center, located in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, is slated to go
live in Q2 2025.
The NVIDIA H200 GPUs represent a groundbreaking
leap in AI technology. As the newest innovation in the NVIDIA’s
Hopper family, the NVIDIA H200 GPUs features exceptional
performance capabilities, including advanced tensor cores and
enhanced memory bandwidth, enabling it to efficiently process vast
datasets and perform complex computations. Its architecture is
specifically designed to accelerate large-scale AI and
high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, making it an ideal
choice for generative AI, natural language processing, and advanced
machine learning models.
“Through this strategic investment, AICC is
proud to be the first in Malaysia to provide AI cloud services
powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs. This acquisition of state-of-the-art
AI assets not only unlocks a new revenue stream for AICC but also
reinforces its position in advancing AI cloud services. We are
confident in the growth of our AI cloud business, leveraging
opportunities in the cloud computing industry while further
strengthening Malaysia’s AI ecosystem and contributing to its
economic development,” said Dato’ Victor Hoo, Group Executive
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VCI Global.
About VCI Global Limited
VCI Global is a diversified holding company
headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Company operates
through five core businesses: Capital Market Consultancy, Fintech,
Real Estate, AI & Robotics, and Cybersecurity. In Capital
Market Consultancy, we provide IPO solutions, investor relations
(IR) and public relations (PR) consultancy, and M&A
consultancy. Our Fintech arm offers a proprietary financing
platform. In Real Estate, we offer specialized real estate
consultancy services. The AI business delivers GPU servers, GPU
cloud computing services, AI and large language model (LLM)
solutions, while the Robotics segment focuses on post-harvest
robotics systems. Our Cybersecurity segment provides comprehensive
cybersecurity consultancy services and solutions. Committed to
fostering innovation and delivering exceptional value, VCI Global
has established a strong presence across the Asia-Pacific region,
the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, driving growth and
transformation on a global scale.
For more information on the Company, please log on to
https://v-capital.co/.
About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro is a global technology leader
committed to delivering first-to-market innovation for Enterprise,
Cloud, AI, Metaverse, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are a
Rock-Scale Total IT Solutions provider that designs and builds an
environmentally friendly and energy saving portfolio of servers,
storage systems, switches, software, along with global support
services.
For more information, please visit http://www.supermicro.com/en/
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