Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul on Friday to launch several new business initiatives in South Korea [1, 2].
The visit signals a deepening strategic reliance between the world's leading AI chip designer and South Korea's dominant semiconductor and electronics conglomerates. By coordinating with multiple industry giants simultaneously, Nvidia aims to secure the hardware and infrastructure necessary to sustain the global AI boom.
Huang said he visited the country to express gratitude to Nvidia's Korean partners and customers [2]. He said the company saw significant achievements over the past year and expects those results to grow further [2].
During his stay, Huang plans to hold meetings with executives from Samsung, SK, LG, and Hyundai [1, 2]. These discussions will focus on expanding collaborations across four primary technological sectors: artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductor manufacturing, and high-speed memory [1, 2].
The CEO said he brought many business initiatives to South Korea [2]. These initiatives are intended to foster deeper integration between Nvidia's AI platforms and the manufacturing capabilities of Korean firms.
South Korea serves as a critical hub for high-bandwidth memory, which is essential for the performance of Nvidia's AI accelerators. The planned collaborations with SK and Samsung specifically target the development of next-generation memory and semiconductor projects to meet rising global demand [1, 2].
Additionally, the inclusion of Hyundai and LG in the itinerary suggests a push toward integrating AI and robotics into automotive and consumer electronics sectors [1, 2].
“"I brought many business initiatives to South Korea," said Jensen Huang.”
Nvidia's aggressive pursuit of partnerships with South Korean firms underscores the critical bottleneck in AI scaling: the physical hardware. By aligning with Samsung and SK for memory and Hyundai and LG for robotics, Nvidia is attempting to secure its entire supply chain and expand its AI ecosystem from data centers into physical industrial applications.
