According to reports, Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun are anticipated to meet with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Seoul later this week.
The eagerly awaited meeting is expected to concentrate on semiconductors, self-driving cars, software-centric vehicles, and robotics.
Huang is set to travel to Korea to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, commencing with a reception on Tuesday in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Lee and Chung are also scheduled to take part in the APEC event.
Following the summit, Huang intends to participate in a Thursday ceremony in Seoul celebrating the 25th anniversary of Nvidia’s GeForce graphics processing unit (GPU) introduction in Korea.
In August, the three executives convened at the Korea-U.S. Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C., alongside the summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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This week's gathering holds additional importance as Huang and Lee are anticipated to deliberate on whether Nvidia will utilize Samsung’s high-bandwidth memory, an essential element in Nvidia’s GPUs that drive generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Samsung has successfully completed Nvidia’s qualification tests for its 12-layer HBM3E memory chips, marking a significant achievement in the competition to provide cutting-edge AI memory solutions.
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Hyundai's automotive group established a strategic alliance with Nvidia in January to enhance the development of cutting-edge AI technologies for future mobility.
Hyundai, the owner of robotics company Boston Dynamics, intends to utilize Nvidia’s Isaac robotics development platform to enhance and securely implement AI-powered robots.
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NVIDIA and Intel Corporation have recently revealed a partnership to co-develop various generations of tailored data center and PC products designed to enhance applications and workloads in hyperscale, enterprise, and consumer markets. The firms will concentrate on effortlessly linking NVIDIA and Intel architectures through NVIDIA NVLink — combining the advantages of NVIDIA’s AI and accelerated computing with Intel’s top CPU technologies and x86 ecosystem to provide innovative solutions for clients.