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2026-06-09
www.koreatimes.co.kr 2026-06-09 The Korea Times
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang raises his hand as he speaks to reporters ahead of his departure from Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrapped up his five-day visit to Korea on Tuesday, focused on expanding partnerships with major Korean technology companies across a broad range of the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. Huang departed from Gimpo Internat
2026-06-09
www.lightreading.com 2026-06-09 Light Reading
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang clinches AI deals with SK Group, Naver and LG Group in Seoul, following a series of partnerships announced in Taipei last week. Another week, another slew of Nvidia AI deals with Asian partners. Last week Nvidia boss Jensen Huang unveiled a series of partnerships on a visit to Taipei, including with SKT on physical AI. Now he's in Seoul announcing multiple deals with Kor
2026-06-09
digitimes.com 2026-06-09
Nvidia's multiyear technology partnership with SK Hynix could reinforce the South Korean chipmaker's role in the AI memory supply chain, raising pressure on Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology as the memory market enters one of its strongest upcycles in years.
2026-06-09
digitimes.com 2026-06-09
SK Hynix has ordered new HBM4 production equipment from Hanmi Semiconductor, a clear signal that the South Korean memory maker is moving deeper into capacity expansion as Nvidia demand strains supplies of advanced memory chips.
2026-06-09
digitimes.com 2026-06-09
Jensen Huang spent nearly two weeks in Taiwan for GTC Taipei and Computex 2026 before flying to Seoul on June 5 — and even on the streets of South Korea, he returned to the same four products he had unveiled in Taipei. "Nvidia introduced four new products this week," he told reporters in Seoul.
2026-06-09
digitimes.com 2026-06-09
Nvidia and Hyundai Motor Group have agreed to deepen their collaboration in artificial intelligence, robotics, and future mobility technologies as the two companies seek to accelerate the commercialization of physical AI and expand South Korea's role in next-generation AI infrastructure.
2026-06-09
digitimes.com 2026-06-09
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) is bringing its consumer SSD brand ZHITAI back to South Korea after a four-year absence, as major memory makers devote more resources to high-bandwidth memory and enterprise storage.
2026-06-09
digitimes.com 2026-06-09
Samsung Electronics' foundry business may return to profit as early as the third quarter of 2026, ahead of its previous target of late 2026 to 2027, as improving yields, larger orders, and stronger demand for high-bandwidth memory base dies lift utilization, according to Korean media reports.
2026-06-09
digitimes.com 2026-06-09
After concluding a meeting with SK Group on the morning of June 8, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang traveled to LG Group's headquarters, the LG Twin Towers in Seoul's Yeouido district, for a formal meeting with LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo. The discussions underscored a widening strategic partnership between the two companies across robotics, AI infrastructure, mobility technologies, and advanced AI developmen
2026-06-09
www.hpcwire.com 2026-06-09 HPCwire
Korea’s Leading Telco to Add NVIDIA-Powered AI Cloud Capacity Built on NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Architecture to Accelerate AI Startups, Robotics and Industrial Physical AI SEOUL, South Korea, June 8, 2026 — NVIDIA and SK Telecom have announced that SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI Cloud in Korea using the NVIDIA DSX platform, with the first AI factory coming online in 2027. An AI Cloud
2026-06-09
aibusiness.com 2026-06-09 AI Business
The deals come as Nvidia expands its presence in South Korea, spanning robotics, chip design and AI infrastructure. Nvidia has entered into new partnerships with SK Group and LG Group, as part of its ongoing effort to strengthen relationships with key technology partners in South Korea. CEO Jensen Huang revealed the agreements during a visit to Seoul on June 7, alongside deals with internet cong
2026-06-09
americanbazaaronline.com 2026-06-09 The American Bazaar
SHARE Nvidia announced on Monday that it was entering a series of deals with South Korean companies, including SK Hynix and Naver, as it attempts to secure crucial memory chips for its AI ambitions. The agreements come during CEO Jensen Huang’s trip to South Korea, which began on Friday. Nvidia and its partners did not disclose the value of the deals. SK Group, South Korea’s ​second-largest fami
2026-06-09
www.taipeitimes.com 2026-06-09 Taipei Times
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2026-06-08
aimagazine.com 2026-06-08 AI Magazine
NVIDIA is turning to South Korea for memory chips to keep pace with skyrocketing global demand that shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.  In a multi-year technology partnership with SK hynix, the American tech company is committing to developing advanced memory for global AI data centres.  This comes along with a series of technology partnerships with South Korean industrial giants, inclu
2026-06-08
www.datacenterdynamics.com 2026-06-08 Data Center Dynamics
South Korean cloud provider Naver is to expand its fleet of Nvidia GPUs. As part of a series of announcements centered on South Korea, Nvidia this week announced that Naver will be expanding its sovereign AI infrastructure, starting at 55MW, with plans to move to a gigawatt scale. – Naver The Korean cloud firm will be using Nvidia’s DSX platform to rapidly design, build, and scale full-stack AI
2026-06-08
www.cbtnews.com 2026-06-08 CBT News
Nvidia announced deals with SK Hynix, SK Telecom, Naver, LG, Doosan, and Hyundai Motor in South Korea, targeting AI infrastructure, robotics, and mobility. U.S.-based chip maker Nvidia announced a series of deals with South Korean tech and industrial giants. The deals cover AI infrastructure, memory chips, robotics, and mobility. The agreements include an expanded alliance with Hyundai Motor Gro
2026-06-08
www.datacenterdynamics.com 2026-06-08 Data Center Dynamics
South Korean conglomerate LG is set to deploy Nvidia-based GPU hardware to support its AI efforts. LG's in-development Paju facility – LG Uplus As part of a series of announcements around South Korea this week, Nvidia said it was partnering with LG Group to build an AI factory to “accelerate LG Group’s next wave of AI-driven businesses,” spanning robotics, autonomous driving, data center technol
2026-06-08
www.upi.com 2026-06-08 upi.com
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2026-06-08
www.koreaherald.com 2026-06-08 The Korea Herald
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (left) speaks during the Korea AI Ecosystem Reception in Seoul on Monday, attended by Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon. (Yonhap) Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon met with Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang in Seoul on Monday and discussed various areas of cooperation, including ways to nurture the local physical artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. T
2026-06-08
www.koreatimes.co.kr 2026-06-08 The Korea Times
Jun Young-hyun, right, head of Samsung Electronics' device solutions division, poses with Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, at a hotel in Seoul, Monday. Courtesy of Samsung Electronics The head of Samsung Electronics' memory business said Monday he met with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and discussed long-term cooperation in next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) products. Jun Young-hyun, who leads Sa