Data Section Strengthens Collaboration with Compal for Building State-of-the-Art AI Data Centers
Data Section has acquired 635 NVIDIA B300 GPU servers (totaling 5,080 GPUs) from Compal Electronics, Inc. to build state-of-the-art AI data centers, strengthening their collaboration. This investment of approximately 325 million US dollars will significantly enhance AI computing capabilities to meet the needs of global cloud service providers.
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Data Section Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Norihiko Ishihara; TSE Growth: 3905; hereinafter "the Company") announced on May 7, 2026, in its "Notice Regarding Acquisition of Fixed Assets (GPU Servers Equipped with NVIDIA B300)" that it has acquired a complete set of 635 GPU servers (totaling 5,080 GPUs) equipped with "NVIDIA B300," NVIDIA's latest architecture, from Compal Electronics, Inc. (Headquarters: Taipei City, Taiwan; Representative: Chairman, Jui-Tsung Chen; TWSE: 2324; hereinafter "Compal"), a world-leading electronics manufacturer based in Taiwan, thereby strengthening its collaboration with Compal.
The total investment for this project is approximately 325 million US dollars (approximately 51,631 million JPY), which will serve as the core infrastructure for the Company's next-generation AI data center project, achieving overwhelming computing power to meet the needs of the world's largest cloud service providers.
■ Strong Global Partnership with Compal
Compal, headquartered in Taiwan, is one of the world's largest ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) companies and a global "Tier 1" partner supporting NVIDIA's latest AI infrastructure.
Strengthening collaboration with Compal brings the following extremely important strategic values to the Company, going beyond mere equipment procurement:
Stable Procurement of "Hard-to-Obtain Latest GPUs"
It has become possible to preferentially and stably procure NVIDIA's latest architecture "B300," which is experiencing explosive global demand and is difficult to secure, through Compal's strong supply chain.
This minimizes the risk of delivery delays and ensures the early operation of the AI data center.
World-Class Server Design and Technical Support
By directly receiving Compal's extensive knowledge in high-density server design capabilities and thermal management technology cultivated over many years, the Company will realize the construction of a highly efficient next-generation AI computing infrastructure that maximizes the performance of the latest GPUs.
"Proof of Trust" in the Global Market
This strong collaboration with Compal, a world-class manufacturer, is proof that the Company's AI infrastructure business possesses "global standard quality and supply system."
This enables the Company to provide extremely high reliability to the world's largest cloud providers, including the customer in question.
This partnership will be the most powerful competitive advantage for the Company to maintain overwhelming speed and computing resource supply capability in the accelerating AI market.
■ Future Outlook
With the strong partnership with Compal as its core, the Company will solidify its position as a supply hub for AI computing resources in Japan and the Asian region, further accelerating the enhancement of corporate value.
■ Company Overviews
Compal Electronics, Inc.
Location: No. 581 and 581-1, Ruiguang Road, Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Representative: Chairman, Jui-Tsung Chen
Business Activities: Design and manufacturing of computers and electronic devices
Established: June 1, 1984
Data Section Inc.
Location: Gotanda PLACE 8F, 1-3-8 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director, President and CEO Norihiko Ishihara
Business Activities: AI infrastructure, data science, system integration, marketing solutions
Established: July 11, 2000
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*Company names and product/service names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
*The content published in this press release is information as of the announcement date.
Contact for Media Inquiries
Data Section Inc. Group Management Planning Department
050-3649-4858 bm-cp@datasection.co.jp
The total investment for this project is approximately 325 million US dollars (approximately 51,631 million JPY), which will serve as the core infrastructure for the Company's next-generation AI data center project, achieving overwhelming computing power to meet the needs of the world's largest cloud service providers.
■ Strong Global Partnership with Compal
Compal, headquartered in Taiwan, is one of the world's largest ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) companies and a global "Tier 1" partner supporting NVIDIA's latest AI infrastructure.
Strengthening collaboration with Compal brings the following extremely important strategic values to the Company, going beyond mere equipment procurement:
Stable Procurement of "Hard-to-Obtain Latest GPUs"
It has become possible to preferentially and stably procure NVIDIA's latest architecture "B300," which is experiencing explosive global demand and is difficult to secure, through Compal's strong supply chain.
This minimizes the risk of delivery delays and ensures the early operation of the AI data center.
World-Class Server Design and Technical Support
By directly receiving Compal's extensive knowledge in high-density server design capabilities and thermal management technology cultivated over many years, the Company will realize the construction of a highly efficient next-generation AI computing infrastructure that maximizes the performance of the latest GPUs.
"Proof of Trust" in the Global Market
This strong collaboration with Compal, a world-class manufacturer, is proof that the Company's AI infrastructure business possesses "global standard quality and supply system."
This enables the Company to provide extremely high reliability to the world's largest cloud providers, including the customer in question.
This partnership will be the most powerful competitive advantage for the Company to maintain overwhelming speed and computing resource supply capability in the accelerating AI market.
■ Future Outlook
With the strong partnership with Compal as its core, the Company will solidify its position as a supply hub for AI computing resources in Japan and the Asian region, further accelerating the enhancement of corporate value.
■ Company Overviews
Compal Electronics, Inc.
Location: No. 581 and 581-1, Ruiguang Road, Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Representative: Chairman, Jui-Tsung Chen
Business Activities: Design and manufacturing of computers and electronic devices
Established: June 1, 1984
Data Section Inc.
Location: Gotanda PLACE 8F, 1-3-8 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director, President and CEO Norihiko Ishihara
Business Activities: AI infrastructure, data science, system integration, marketing solutions
Established: July 11, 2000
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*Company names and product/service names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
*The content published in this press release is information as of the announcement date.
Contact for Media Inquiries
Data Section Inc. Group Management Planning Department
050-3649-4858 bm-cp@datasection.co.jp