U.S. Gives Armenia Green Light on Nvidia Chips for $500M Supercomputer Set to Become One of Region’s Most Advanced AI Centers

The United States has given permission for Nvidia chips to be exported to Armenia, this will allow a major new technology project to move forward. According to Bloomberg, the U.S. government has approved the request from the startup Firebird, which plans to use the chips to build a powerful supercomputer in Armenia.

The project is part of a wider global effort to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure. With this approval, Armenia is now preparing to host what could become one of the most advanced AI facilities in the region.

Bloomberg reports that Firebird co-founder Razmik Hovakimian described the scale of the project and its planned timeline. “The efforts that Nvidia announced back in June will make it possible to create the first large-scale AI data processing center in the region.

The 100-megawatt facility, with an initial investment volume of 500 million USD, will use AI servers from Dell Technologies and Nvidia’s Blackwell processors. The first phase is planned to begin in the second quarter of next year. This was reported by Firebird co-founder Razmik Hovakimian,” Bloomberg writes.

Once complete, the center will provide major computing resources for both local and international companies. Firebird expects that around 20% of the facility’s capacity will be used by businesses based in Armenia. The remaining 80% will be offered to American companies that operate in the region and require large-scale AI processing power.

The first phase of the supercomputer project will be funded through a mix of Firebird’s own capital and borrowed funds. Hovakimian also noted that the company has additional support from Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan, who has backed a number of innovation and technology initiatives in Armenia.