Sharp Corporation will enter the AI server business by accepting orders for AI servers equipped with NVIDIA technology in Japan starting from corporations, local governments, research institutions, data center operators, and other customers. Ahead of the planned commercial launch in fiscal 2027, Sharp aims to address the growing demand for AI infrastructure driven by the proliferation of generative AI. The first product available for order is the AI Server for Enterprise Workloads (NVIDIA RTX Pro Server). Sharp also plans to begin accepting orders for the AI Server for Large-Scale Training and Inference (NVIDIA HGX System) at a later date.
In developing its AI server business, Sharp is building out its sales structure as well as its operation and maintenance structure following deployment. Sharp has reached a basic agreement on collaboration with two sales agents, Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd. (head offices: Kita-ku, Osaka City and Minato-ku, Tokyo) and Ryoyo Ryosan, Inc. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). In addition, Sharp will provide maintenance support in collaboration with TOMORROW NET Co., Ltd. (head office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo), which will be responsible for operation and maintenance.
Through collaboration with these partners, Sharp will build a one-stop structure covering customer proposals, deployment, operation, and maintenance, and will support the development and expansion of AI infrastructure in Japan.
An AI server is a high-performance server that handles AI training and inference processing. As generative AI becomes more widespread and data utilization becomes more sophisticated, demand in Japan is growing from corporations, local governments, research institutions, and others that want to use AI on-premises while ensuring security. At the same time, the global supply-demand balance for key components such as GPUs remains constrained, and procuring AI servers can require considerable time and coordination.
In this environment, Sharp will meet market needs by collaborating with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn, head office: New Taipei City, Taiwan), which excels in procurement and manufacturing.
